Student Matinee : Dis merci | Nov 29-30, 2018

National Arts Centre - Centre national des Arts Canada is our stage. Le Canada en scène.

Ages 14+

Nov 29 - 30, 2018

Azrieli Studio 1 Elgin Street Ottawa Canada

Bilingual
Approx. 1 hour and 20 minutes

Performance options	Start time	Language	Availability
Thursday, November 29, 2018	10:00 am	French	sold out
Friday, November 30, 2018	10:00 am	French	Seats available
Thursday, November 29, 2018	12:30 pm	French	sold out

Welcome cake and eggshells !

Some apartment neighbours are preparing a party to welcome a refugee family: cake, balloons, poems and good intentions. But chaos is waiting in the wings, and things are about to go terribly wrong. What is this elephant in the room?

With bracing humour, incisive language and an inclusive cast (including a charismatic actor with an intellectual disability), theatre company Joe Jack and John forces us to turn out the pockets of our identity to discover the prejudices and crumbs of intolerance embedded within. Joyful, caustic, stunning!

Performed in French with some passages in English

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This event ended on: Dec 1, 2018

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

Full payment is required by the payment deadline. The NAC reserves the right to cancel any orders submitted but not paid for by the payment deadline.

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.

If you have any questions, please contact us at education@nac-cna.ca

Artists

Conceived, designed and directed by Catherine Bourgeois
Conceived, designed and directed by Catherine Bourgeois

Catherine Bourgeois is the artistic director of the theatre company Joe Jack and John, which she co-founded in 2003. After completing a BA in set design at the École supérieure de théâtre de l’UQAM (Montreal), she obtained a master’s degree in directing at the Central School of Speech and Drama (London). Over the course of the ten productions she has designed and directed with Joe Jack and John, she has won various awards (MEC-Cas, Cochons d’or, Prix artiste mi-carrière from the UQAM Arts Faculty Foundation, etc.) and has earned a reputation as a leader in the performing arts community for her unique aesthetic and inclusive casting. In addition to devoting herself to the recognition and perpetuation of the company’s mandate, which she has defended with passion for 17 years now, Catherine works and militates actively for greater recognition of the practice of women and artists with disabilities in the theatre community.

Catherine Bourgeois dirige la compagnie Joe Jack et John, qu’elle a cofondée en 2003. Après avoir complété un BA en scénographie à l’École supérieure de théâtre de l’UQAM (Montréal), elle a obtenu une maîtrise en mise en scène au Central School of Speech and Drama (Londres). Au fil des dix productions qu’elle a conçues et dirigées avec Joe Jack et John, elle s’est mérité diverses distinctions (prix MEC-Cas, Cochons d’or, Prix artiste mi-carrière de la Fondation de la Faculté des arts de l’UQAM, etc.) et a acquis une réputation de leader au sein de la communauté des arts vivants pour son esthétique unique et l’humanité de ses distributions. En plus de se consacrer à la reconnaissance et la pérennisation du mandat de la compagnie qu’elle défend avec passion depuis maintenant 17 ans, Catherine travaille et milite activement pour une plus grande reconnaissance de la pratique des femmes et des artistes en situation de handicap dans le milieu théâtral. 
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Written by collective, assisted by Pénélope Bourque

Written by collective, assisted by Pénélope Bourque

Playwright in resonance

Autrice (female playwright) is the title she claims as a feminist nod to the word insidiously eradicated by the Académie française. Pénélope Bourque’s dramaturgical practice is rooted in her encounters with various communities. For her company Ce n’était pas du vin, she wrote Iseult & Evaelle – un beau conte d’amour et de mort (2016) in collaboration with teenagers, and Jaune et rouge brillent les étoiles (2018), inspired by an immersion experience in a seniors’ centre. She is the dramaturgical coordinator for Joe Jack et John, where she also helps with administration. Pénélope Bourque studied playwriting at the National Theatre School of Canada.

Autrice en résonance

Autrice, c’est le titre qu’elle revendique comme clin d’œil féministe à ce mot sournoisement éradiqué par l’Académie française. Pénélope Bourque aime ancrer sa pratique dramaturgique dans la rencontre avec diverses communautés. Avec sa compagnie Ce n’était pas du vin, elle signe Iseult & Evaelle – un beau conte d’amour et de mort (2016), en collaboration avec des adolescents, et Jaune et rouge brillent les étoiles (2018), qui s’inspire d’une expérience d’immersion dans un centre pour personnes âgées. Chez Joe Jack et John, elle chapeaute les textes et participe à l’administration. Elle a étudié l’écriture dramatique à l’École nationale de théâtre du Canada.

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QSL interpreter Nico Bonin-Gauthier

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QSL interpreter Nico Bonin-Gauthier
Lighting Audrey-Anne Bouchard
Sound Éric Forget
Costumes Amy Keith
Dramaturgical consultant Sara Fauteux
Stage manager and technical director Clémence Doray
Featuring Lorie Ganley
Surtitles translator Leanna Brodie
Produced by Joe Jack et John

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