TNO 13.14 Season Brochure

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*This offer applies to Quand la mer… presented with Supertitles on 19 October 2013at 2pm, 23 October 2013 at 8pm and 24 October 2013 at 8pm; Un (One) presented with Supertitles on 23 November 2013 at 2pm; Bienveillance presented with Supertitles on 1 March 2014 at 2pm; and any of the four performances of Leo presented from 27 to 29 March 2014.

Purchase the Fantastic Four Subscription Package and save on the cost of your tickets to attend all three Supertitled productions* and Leo, physical theatre [no Supertitles required].

On sale until 11 October 2013.

FA N TAST IC FOU R S U PE RPOWERSSubscribe before 31 August 2013 and save 25%OR save 15% after 1 September 2013.

Enjoy savings with our participating merchants throughout the season!

A reminder of your show dates by phone or email (if requested).

An early-bird invitation to our 2014.2015 season launch.

Supertitles Sponsor

A R T I S T I C D I R E C T O R

G E N E V I È V E P I N E A U LTFor over 40 years, the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario [TNO] has been producing and presenting plays that reflect upon our society, our community and the human condition. Plays that offer sensitive, sometimes critical – but always deeply human – perspectives on our world and our times. We are pleased to share these moments with you thanks to our English Supertitles.

At the end of our 2013.2014 season, I will be celebrating my tenth anniversary as the TNO’s Artistic Director. How time flies…

Year after year, season after season, the TNO’s audience has encouraged and trusted me. Over the last decade, we have shared emotions, discoveries, shivers and laughter. I hope this new season will bring you its allotment of joy and empathy.

This year, personal, artistic, linguistic and geographical boundaries will fall. I believe that art allows us to overcome any barrier, even our own limits. I hope you will be with us throughout the season and will enjoy these wonderful productions. Please mention us to your family and friends.

The TNO… Without borders!

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QUAND LA MER…

A Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario, Théâtre de la Vieille 17and Théâtre Sortie de Secours co-production

An island fishing village struggles to preserve its ancestral ways as the unthinkable unfolds. Far from shore, boats are mired in sand. Catches are meager. Impossibly, the sea is pulling away. Mores and traditions, hopes and beliefs no longer have a reason. Pride and courage mount a long resistance, but each new generation must shed treasured elements of its identity. Each individual’s troubles are the plight of a world and its people.

Inspired by the fate of the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan, this vibrant social portrait seems exotic. This is a traditional society, where colourful customs and time-honoured practices are supposed to regulate the world and its inhabitants. Its unfolding drama, however, feels quite familiar to us: the world is changing and as best we can, we must change as well. The end of a time, with all its anguish, opens onto the future, with all its uncertainty.

Author ESTHER BEAUCHEMINDirector PHILIPPE SOLDEVILAWith ÉLOI ARCHAMBAUDOIN, ROCH CASTONGUAY, CÉLÉSTE DUBÉ, VALÉRIE LAROCHE, ANNICK LÉGER and SYLVAIN PERRON

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C L I N G T O A VA N I S H I N G W O R L D !

Q U A N D L A M E R …

OCTOBER 2013

SATURDAY 19 at 2pm

WEDNESDAY 23 at 8pm

THURSDAY 24 at 8pm

Three performances offered with Supertitles

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An Orange Noyée creationin co-production with La Chapelle and Le Théâtre du Grand Jour

He knows he is but one, because none of his successive nationalities is really his own. Nonetheless, he is Iranian. That’s partly because he has never been “from here” in Paris, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, or even Teheran that he fled as a child. But it’s mostly because the blood that young Iranian demonstrators shed in their quest for freedom is the blood that flows through his veins. One day, he hopes, he will know the Iran of their dreams.

Alone on stage among an absent multitude, Mani Soleymanlou delivers his autobiographical monologue with magnetic verve. In glimpses of everyday life, he conveys notions such as identity, solidarity and selfhood across boundaries. His uncertainties are troubling truths. This man who does not know Iran will give you a profound knowledge of Iran. This man who does not know himself will help you know your own humanity.

Author, director and starring MANI SOLEYMANLOU

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ORANGE NOYÉE

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K N O W T H E N O W H E R E M A N !

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NOVEMBER 2013

SATURDAY 23 at 2pm

Performance offered with Supertitles

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BIENVEILLANCE

A Théâtre PÀP and Productions À tour de rôle co-production

Kindness is an orchard beyond a busy freeway, thinks Gilles Jean. Crossing there is just too dangerous. Now a rich lawyer, he renews acquaintance with his good childhood friend and his wife at a grim time. Their child is in a coma after falling from a tree house. The ambulance was very slow to arrive, so they are suing. The thing is, Gilles must defend the ambulance service. Despite his attempts to do the right thing, everything remains as wrong as ever.

This tragicomedy is full of imperfect, yet endearing characters. But it is especially full of doubt. Is there such a thing as pure and simple human kindness? For a play that inspires such philosophical musings, the atmosphere is surprisingly light. Its story smartly leads you to a troubling realization. Despite your awareness of the peril and your best efforts to avoid it, kindness always comes at a cost. Somebody has to pay the price.

Author FANNY BRITTDirector CLAUDE POISSANTWith PATRICE DUBOIS, DANY MICHAUD, SYLVIE DE MORAIS, LOUISE LAPRADE,and CHRISTIAN E. ROY

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B E WA R E O F K I N D N E S S !

B I E N V E I L L A N C E

MARCH 2014

SATURDAY 1 at 2pm

Performance offered with Supertitles

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BIENVEILLANCE

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Produced by Y2D Productions (Montréal) in association with Chamäleon Productions (Berlin)

Give gravity just a quarter-turn twist and you become awkward, yet magical. Leo lives in that disoriented world. No matter how hard he tries, for him the floor is an unknowable normalcy. Simply standing up without leaning on the wall? Impossible. On the other hand, he can clamber along the wall like an agile monkey. With an admirable determination, he rummages through his suitcase, looking for ways to enjoy life and feel less alone.

Here, magic doesn’t hide its trick, but that makes it even more mind-bending. While the actor performs to the right of the stage, a camera slanted to 90 degrees projects his full-sized image to the left of the stage. You will be confused, amused and impressed by this deftly executed physical theatre and its exploration of the absurd in our right-side up world.

Original idea TOBIAS WEGNERDirector DANIEL BRIÈRE

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MARCH 2014

THURSDAY 27 at 8pm

FRIDAY 28 at 8pm

SATURDAY 29 at 2 and 8pm

SUPERTITLES NOT REQUIRED

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B O X O F F I C ENEW BOX OFFICE HOURS TO BETTE R S E RV E YOU : M o n d a y t o F r i d a y, n o o n u n t i l 5 . 3 0 p m

[you may also purchase your tickets 24/7 through our secure online box office www.letno.ca/billetterie]

S U PE R S AV IN GS FOR T N O S UBSCRIBERS*TNO subscribers save big throughout the year

thanks to our new partnerships with local merchants.

FANTASTIC FOUR SUBSCRIPTION PACK AGEOn sale until 11 October 2013 [HST included]

HOW TO JOIN THE FANTASTIC FOU RFill out our subscription form online…• at www.leTNO.ca, it will be our pleasure to call you to finalize the transaction.

Contact our Box Office• at 705.525.5606, ext.4• or by email at [email protected]

Visit our Box Office Monday through Friday from noon until 5.30pm • 21LasalleBoulevard

SINGLE TICKETS [HST included]

Adults: $32 | Seniors [60+]: $23 | Students (18 to 25): $18 | Teens: $5*

$1 per ticket sold is invested in the maintenance of the André-Paiement Studio.

To take advantage of our Students and Seniors’ rates, ID is required.

B OX OFFICE POLICIESTo learn more about our box office policies, please contact the Box Office at 705.525.5606, ext. 4.

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PURCHASED BEFORE 31 AUGUST 2013Adults: $96Seniors [60+]: $69Students (18 to 25): $54

PURCHASED AFTER 1 SEPTEMBER 2013Adults: $108Seniors [60+]: $78Students (18 to 25): $61

BOO-BAH-LOU 2 on purchases of $20 or more[before tax]

CAFÉ PETIT GÂTEAU on a cup of coffee

KOSSA’S AFRICAN CUISINE on foodplus a complimentary homemade juice

LIBRAIRIE DU CENTRE on all purchases[except teaching materials]

LAUGHING BUDDHA + TOWNEHOUSEon second appetizer

*Other merchants may be added to this list by 31 May 2013. Subscriber cards are valid from 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014. You must present your subscriber card to our participating merchants to take advantage of these special offers.

*The $5 special rate for teenagers ($10 regular price) is made possible thanks to the generous support of Collège Boréal and Laurentian University in our 2013.2014 season.