Created by Nicolas Lamoureux and Samual Tétreault
Produced by Et si… , Montreal, QC
Review by Megan Payne
45 mins / PG
In Sous le même toit? play co-creators Nicholas Lamoureux and Samuel Tétreault ask themselves a seemingly simple question: “What has happened to the village? What happened to the community that served to help parents raise their children?”
This question came up when Lamoureux and Tétrault were discussing the state of the education system in Québec. So they started this play as an attempt to understand what is happening and what can be done to change it.
Banner image for Sous le même toit? Photo provided.
They began at the root of their subject, by starting with defining the goals and values of the education system according to educators, specialists, researchers and teenagers. They come to a realization through these interviews that will inform the rest of this project.
This play was performed in French by Lamoureux in all the roles. The performance did not have surtitles and it ran for around 45 minutes. The play is a work-in-progress and as their research continues, the creators aim to continue to develop the play. At the end of the performance, the audience was invited to reflect and share their thoughts. This play is for audiences that want to get involved and that may have something to say on the topic.
Sous le même toit? is playing at La Nouvelle Scène, Studio B from June 12–21. Tickets are $14 plus service fees at the Fringe box office (3rd floor, Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue), and at the three satellite box offices (LabO in the Ottawa Art Gallery, Fringe Courtyard, 67 Nicholas St and La Nouvelle Scène). Five and ten Show Passes are also available. Visit the Ottawa Fringe Festival’s website for the show’s schedule and check out their online schedule here.
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