Albertine in Five Times
Albertine in Five Times
by Michel Tremblay
Translated by Linda Gaboriau
Directed by Mary Jane Kreisel
February 8-11, 14-18 @ 8pm
February 12 @ 2pm
Thursday, February 9 is 2-for-1 Thursday (at the door only)
Monday, February 6 is Student Night
Please Note: There is NO intermission in this performance.
Tickets: $12-$16 at TIX on the Square and at the door, one hour before showtime (cash only).
Walterdale Playhouse is proud to present celebrated Canadian playwright Michel Tremblay’s most produced and translated play, Albertine in Five Times, directed by Mary Jane Kreisel.
Five women, one life. Albertine in Five Times analyses the life of one woman from the perspectives of herself at 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70. Joined by her sister, Madeleine, Albertine reflects on the choices she has made, and the regrets she has harboured because of them. Through this, Tremblay poignantly explores what it is to be mother, wife, and woman.
“Albertine in Five Times is fascinating in both its improbable structure and characters – a play that tests our premise of time and space. Five actors play the same woman and are present on stage all at once. Each signifies one of five ages in the life of Albertine, a working-class Québécoise woman. Striking is the raw humanity and emotional punch of the play as the actors delve to the core of each other’s life choices – Perhaps a luxury that many of us would love to have or would do our utmost to avoid! As in many of Tremblay’s plays that have political overtones, one may also draw a parallel to Albertine as a metaphor for Québec in its turbulent times between the 1940’s and 1980’s. Either way, it is a significant play by arguably one of Canada’s most preeminent playwrights.”
– Mary Jane Kreisel, Director, Albertine in Five Times
Cast:
Albertine at 30 – Amelia Maciejewski-Duplessis
Albertine at 40 – Michelle Vance Hehir
Albertine at 50 – Mary-Ellen Perley
Albertine at 60 – Syrell Wilson
Albertine at 70 – Ruby Swekla
Madeleine – Janine Hodder
Production Team:
Director – Mary Jane Kreisel
Assistant Director – Stephen Liley
Dramaturge – Jones Mitchell
Production Manager – Sarah Valois
Stage Manager – Catherine Wenschlag
Assistant Stage Manager – Rhiannon Perley-Waugh
Set Designer/Master Painter – Bob Forrow
Costume Designer – Stephanie Bahniuk
Lighting Designer – Roy Jackson
Sound Designer – Phil Kreisel
Make-up & Hair Designer – Coralyn Whitford
Properties/Set Dressing – Alli Ross
Movement Coach – Ainsley Hillyard
Master Builder – Pierre Valois
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