Rose et la machine

100% cathartic documentary play (French Language version)

2024-04-25 19:30 2024-04-27 21:30 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Rose et la machine

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/33684

In-person event

The cry of Maude Laurendeau, actor, author and mother of Rose, a little girl with autism, is like an arrow that goes straight to its target: our hearts. We follow this courageous mother through the maze of an educational, administrative and medical system that is completely outdated, exhausted, and unable to accommodate people living with an autism spectrum disorder.  The intimate meets the universal in this 100% cathartic documentary play that, in telling the true story of one...

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Babs Asper Theatre,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
April 25 - 27, 2024
April 25 - 27, 2024
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Caroline Robert and Vincent Morisset - Studio AATOAA
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Caroline Robert and Vincent Morisset - Studio AATOAA
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“Carrying a Rose single-handed ”
  • In-person event
  • Français
  • ≈ 1 hour and 50 minutes · No intermission

The cry of Maude Laurendeau, actor, author and mother of Rose, a little girl with autism, is like an arrow that goes straight to its target: our hearts. We follow this courageous mother through the maze of an educational, administrative and medical system that is completely outdated, exhausted, and unable to accommodate people living with an autism spectrum disorder. 

The intimate meets the universal in this 100% cathartic documentary play that, in telling the true story of one woman’s journey to obtain support and services for her daughter, rips away any illusions we may still have about the inclusiveness of our society. In a labyrinthine playground set, the protagonist goes in search of answers from a constellation of characters—43 in all, all played by the incredible Julie Le Breton, who gives a dazzlingly versatile performance before our astonished eyes. 

With humour, self-mockery and anger, but also tenderness, two female warrior–actors deliver a moving testimonial that calls for a profound collective questioning, an appeal to put human beings back at the centre of this infamous “machine.” It makes you want to wave your tear-soaked handkerchief in the air like a triumphant flag! 

Mani reçoit Annabel Soutar and Édith Patenaude

On Thursday, April 25, starting at 6:15pm in the NAC Salon, Mani Soleymanlou will be joined by dramaturg and Porte Parole's artistic director Annabel Soutar, as well as by director Édith Patenaude, as part of the Grandes rencontres du Théâtre français discussion series. Please join us before the opening of Rose et la machine!

The world premiere of the English-language version of the play, Rose in the Machine, will be presented by NAC English Theatre from April 30 - May 4, 2024. 

Artists

  • Written by Maude Laurendeau
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    Dramaturge Annabel Soutar
  • Directed by Édith Patenaude
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    Played by Julie Le Breton
  • Written by Maude Laurendeau
  • Directed by Édith Patenaude
  • Dramaturg Annabel Soutar
  • With Maude Laurendeau and Julie Le  Breton
  • Assistant director Caroline Boucher-Boudreau
  • Sets Patrice Charbonneau-Brunelle
  • Assistant, sets Margot Lacoste
  • Lighting Julie Basse
  • Sound Frédéric Auger
  • Costumes Estelle Charron
  • Technical director Normand Vincent
  • Technical director (on tour) Jean Duchesneau
  • Stage manager and lights (on tour) Ariane Roy
  • Sound manager (on tour) Frédéric Auger
  • Production manager Merissa Tordjman
  • Producer Porte Parole