Cispersonnages en quête d’auteurice

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Cispersonnages en quête d’auteurice

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Cispersonnages en quête d’auteurice (Cis-characters in Search of an Author)co-presentation with Théâtre la Seizième in partnership with Joe Jack et John from Montreal.

A troupe of professional actors finds itself in a rehearsal hall working on a new play. In order to overcome the creative block bogging them all down, each of them throws out scenario after scenario, idea after idea. Caught between their dramatic intent and their numerous ethical principles, they discover that their play space has become a minefield where artistic liberty is under threat.

In Luigi Pirandello’s play Six Characters in Search of an Author (1921), two groups are in conflict: the actors—the professionals constructing the play—and a family shamelessly offering up their intimate little dramas as fodder. The confrontations that ensue, between identity and appropriation, lived experience and performance, truth and fiction, still resonate with us now, a full century later, when the acting craft is once again at the heart of the many debates on cultural appropriation and the legitimacy of the artist. By borrowing Pirandello’s title and the broad strokes of the play-within-a-play, JJJ dares to investigate the ruptures and reflections taking place in our society, which is moving painfully and inexorably towards realizing the ideals of equity of inclusion. The result is a very unethical comedy that doesn’t presume to clear up the surrounding confusion. What we can promise you, however, is laughter… forced, full-bodied, or both!

From Chelsea: I saw Catherine pitch this piece at The PuSh Festival in 2024 and knew it was a show Vancouver audiences needed to see. It complicates issues of identity often viewed in black and white and does so with necessary humour. It also aligns with the work of our LEAD Ensemble, and because it’s in French, it provided the perfect opportunity to partner with our friends at Theatre la Sezieme for the first time.

• Showtimes

  • October 30, 2025 | 7:30pm

  • October 31, 2025 | 7:30pm (Bilingual Talk-Back)

  • November 1, 2025 | 7:30pm