Student Matinee : Angélique | Mar 27, 2019

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Mar 27, 2019

Babs Asper Theatre 1 Elgin Street Ottawa Canada

Jenny Brizard © Sonia Bazar I Philip Malizia

Jenny Brizard, Olivier Lamarche © Andree Lanthier

Theatre Drama

Approx. 1 hour and 30 minutes with intermission

Performance options	Start time	Language	Availability
Wednesday, March 27, 2019	12:00 pm	English	Seats available

““A spare but powerful tale that thrusts the indignities of slavery and the stupidity of racism out of the murky 18th century and into the here and now. ”
Calgary Herald

On a warm spring day in 1734, “troublesome slave” Marie-Joseph Angélique set fire to the city of Montreal. Or so the story goes. With dreams of escaping the false safety of domestic servitude in New France for freedom in New England, Angélique was instead condemned for the crime. But was she truly guilty? From playwright Lorena Gale, Angélique weaves seamlessly between historical and contemporary times, speaking to us through the flames with an urgent message from the past to our own time.

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This event ended on: Mar 31, 2019

Study Guides

Study Guide | Angélique (1.38 MB)

Adults & chaperones

1 Free adult per 15 students

Free admittance for special needs assistants

$ (HST included) for additional chaperons At the discretion of the National Arts Centre

Payment deadlines

3 weeks before the performance

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Seating

There are no reserved seats for NAC student matinee performances.

Instead of tickets you will receive a letter of admission and groups will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis at the performance.

The letter of admission will be issued upon receipt of full payment.

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Artists

Playwright Lorena Gale

Playwright Lorena Gale

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Director Mike Payette

Director Mike Payette

Artistic director of Toronto’s Tarragon Theatre, Mike Payette is an actor and director whose work has appeared at some of Canada’s finest theatres as well as many great companies in his hometown of Montreal. Prior to joining Tarragon, this two-time Montreal English Theatre Award (META) recipient, was the Artistic and Executive Director of Geordie Theatre, and was earlier the co-founding Artistic Director of Tableau D’Hôte Theatre and past Assistant Artistic Director for Black Theatre Workshop. Frequent guest artist at the National Theatre School of Canada, he has served on several board including the Quebec Drama Federation, la Maison Théâtre, MAI and on the Executive of PACT.

Directeur artistique du Tarragon Theatre à Toronto, Mike Payette est un acteur et un metteur en scène dont le travail s’est démarqué dans les meilleurs théâtres et dans de nombreuses compagnies d’excellence à Montréal, sa ville d’origine. Avant de rejoindre le Tarragon, cet artiste deux fois lauréat du prix du Théâtre anglais de Montréal (META) a été directeur artistique et directeur général au Geordie Theatre, après avoir été cofondateur et directeur artistique du théâtre Tableau D’Hôte et directeur artistique adjoint du Black Theatre Workshop. Artiste invité fréquemment à l’École nationale du théâtre au Canada, M. Andrews a siégé au conseil d’administration de plusieurs organismes, comme la Fédération art dramatique du Québec, la Maison Théâtre et MAI, ainsi qu’au conseil exécutif de l’Association professionnelle des théâtres canadiens.

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Angélique Jenny Brizard

Angélique Jenny Brizard

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Ignace Chip Chuipka

Ignace Chip Chuipka

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François Karl Graboshas

François Karl Graboshas

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Claude Olivier Lamarche

Claude Olivier Lamarche

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César Omari Newton
César Omari Newton

Omari Newton is an award-winning professional actor, writer, director and producer. As a writer, his original Hip Hop theater piece Sal Capone has received critical acclaim and multiple productions, including a recent presentation at Canada’s National Arts Center. He has been commissioned by Black Theater Workshop (BTW) in Montreal to write a companion piece to Sal Capone entitled Black & Blue Matters. Omari and his wife, fellow professional playwright Amy Lee Lavoie, have received commissions from The Arts Club Theatre to co-write a new play: Redbone Coonhound. A bold and innovative satirical comedy that confronts instances of systemic racism in the past, present and future. Omari is co-directing the first in a series of rolling world premiere at The Arts Club Theatre in October of 2022. The play will then open in Montreal (Imago Theatre) & then Tarragon Theatre in Toronto. The husband and wife duo also just completed "Black Fly," a satirical adaptation of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus that centers on Aaron and Lavinia. Newton’s work in Speakeasy Theatre's production of Young Jean Lee's The Shipment earned him a 2017-2018 Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor, as well as a nomination for Best Direction. He has recently completed directing critically acclaimed productions of "The Mountaintop" by Katori Hall, and "Pass Over" by Antoinette Nwandu. Notable film & TV credits include: Lucas Ingram on Showcase’s Continuum, Larry Summers on Blue Mountain State and lending his voice to the Black Panther in multiple animated projects (Marvel). Most recently, Omari has a recurring role as Nate on Corner Gas (the animated series) and a recurring role as Corvus of Netflix’s hit new animated series The Dragon Prince.

Lauréat de plusieurs prix, Omari Newton œuvre professionnellement comme comédien, auteur, metteur en scène et producteur. Saluée par la critique, sa pièce de théâtre hip-hop Sal Capone a été montée à de nombreuses reprises, y compris au Centre national des Arts du Canada en 2018. À la demande du Black Theatre Workshop de Montréal, Newton a écrit une suite pour Sal Capone, intitulée Black & Blue Matters, créée par la compagnie en 2019. Newton et sa conjointe Amy Lee Lavoie, qui est dramaturge professionnelle, ont récemment reçu une subvention du Conseil des arts du Canada pour concevoir une nouvelle pièce, Redbone Coonhound. Plus récente collaboration du duo, cette comédie satirique audacieuse et innovatrice s’attaque à différents cas de racisme systémique d’hier, d’aujourd’hui et de demain. Newton a remporté le prix Jessie-Richardson du Comédien de l’année pour son rôle dans The Shipment de Young Jean Lee (production du Speakeasy Theatre, saison 2017–2018), et obtenu une citation pour la meilleure mise en scène pour cette même production.

Omari Newton a incarné plusieurs personnages au grand comme au petit écran, y compris Lucas Ingram dans Continuum (Showcase) et Larry Summers dans Blue Mountain State. Il a également prêté sa voix à la Panthère noire dans plusieurs projets d’animation (Marvel) et, plus récemment, à Nate dans Corner Gas – Animated et Corvus dans la série d’animation The Dragon Prince (Netflix).
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Manon PJ Prudat

Manon PJ Prudat

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Thérèse France Rolland

Thérèse France Rolland

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Featuring Sixtrum Percussion Ensemble

Featuring Sixtrum Percussion Ensemble

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Set and Costume Designer Eo Sharp

Set and Costume Designer Eo Sharp

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Lighting Designer David Perreault Ninacs

Lighting Designer David Perreault Ninacs

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Assistant Director Dayane Ntibarikure

Assistant Director Dayane Ntibarikure

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Assistant Props Designer Zoe Roux

Assistant Props Designer Zoe Roux

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Assistant Costume Designer Nalo Soyini Bruce

Assistant Costume Designer Nalo Soyini Bruce

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Choreographer Ghislaine Doté

Choreographer Ghislaine Doté

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Stage Manager Birdie Gregor

Stage Manager Birdie Gregor

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Assistant Stage Manager Jessica Pukay

Assistant Stage Manager Jessica Pukay

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By Lorena Gale
Director Mike Payette
Featuring Jenny Brizard, Chip Chuipka, PJ Prudat, Karl Graboshas, Omari Newton, Olivier Lamarche, France Rolland
Set and Costume Designer Eo Sharp
Lighting Designer David Perreault Ninacs
Choreographer Ghislaine Doté
Original Composition SIXTRUM Percussion Ensemble
Stage Manager Birdie Gregor
Assistant Stage Manager Jessica Pukay
Assistant Director Dayane Ntibarikure
Assistant Costume Designer Nalo Soyini Bruce
Assistant Props Designer Zoe Roux

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