Sapientia
Scapegoat Carnivale
Written in the 10th century by Hroswitha of Gandersheim, history's first female playwright, Sapientia is a proto-feminist story about a Christian noblewoman who, when faced with religious persecution from the Roman emperor, chooses to martyr her three children. Through divine intervention, the children become immune to physical pain and undergo miraculous bodily transformations.
This grotesquely comic, ecstatic, miracle play, will be directed and conceptually adapted by Mia van Leeuwen as object theatre, a form of puppetry where performers animate found materials (a mirror, an espresso maker, a teacup) to tell a story.
The subject matter is disturbing and deals with triggering material regarding religious extremism, and violence against women and children.
By Hroswitha of Gandersheim
Adaption by Joseph Shragge from a literal translation by Lynn Kozak
Direction and Conceptual Adaptation by Mia van Leeuwen
Dramaturgy by Anthony Kennedy
Stage Managed by David Epstein
Set Design by Robert Leveroos
Lighting and Costume Design by Bruno-Pierre Houle
Sound Design by Joseph Browne and Evan Stepanian
Cast:
Alison Darcy as Sapientia
Robert Leveroos as Hadrian
Alexandra Petrachuk as The Daughters
Paul Van Dyck as Antiochus
For August 16 at 8PM, there are no tickets left, until further notice.
For August 19 at 2PM, the show will be Pay-What-You-Can cash only at the box office one hour before the show.
Please note there will be talkbacks on August 17, 19, 23 and 24.
Tickets can be purchased online at mainlinetheatre.ca,
or by telephone at 514-849-3378 from Tuesday through Saturday from 2pm-6pm
or in person from Tuesday through Saturday from 2pm-6pm
For discounted tickets, please call or come in person.
Please note that same day sales are by telephone and in person only.
HORAIRE / SCHEDULE
- Jeudi 16 Août 2018 / 20:00
- Vendredi 17 Août 2018 / 20:00
- Samedi 18 Août 2018 / 20:00
- Dimanche 19 Août 2018 / 14:00
- Jeudi 23 Août 2018 / 20:00
- Vendredi 24 Août 2018 / 20:00
- Samedi 25 Août 2018 / 14:00
- Samedi 25 Août 2018 / 20:00
- Dimanche 26 Août 2018 / 14:00
60 minutes
Pour âges / For ages 13+
Retardataires / Latecomers : 10 minutes
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