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Amour, Escape by Travis Martin
13 September 2016 - 19h
Mainline Theatre Gallery
3905 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
Montréal, Qc H2W 1Y4
Amour, Escape is a dystopian tragicomedy set in the not-so-far future, presented in an original patois of colloquial English and French. Hedy, a brilliant young adult, is finally made Mayor, only to discover she has no actual power to yield. When she finds out her Mother is a mad scientist using human brains to make sophisticated robot slaves, she reveals it to her public, declaring war on her Mother. Will Hedy be able to dismantle the totalitarian system she is stuck in? Amour, Escape examines the relationship humans have with technology, power, and work. The language used, which is a unique product of observing Montréalers, is meant to make the message hyper-local, while dealing with global issues. It is sure to bring a new perspective to the Montréal theatre scene.
Travis is a multidisciplinary artist raised in Montréal. He has been an active member of the theatre community in Montréal since his graduation from the Dawson Professional Theatre company in 2006. In 2011, he co-founded a theatre company, Playwright Hero, which continues to enjoy moderate recognition and many laughs to this day. Recent writing credits include co-writer for The Insanely Sinister Society, and No One Like Hugh, played at the Mainline Theatre in 2013 and 2014, respectively.
Blog: https://travishmartin.wordpress.com/
2016 THE UNIT-Festival of Staged Readings will take place September 11th-17th in four different theatres in and around Montréal (Schedule Below). All readings are FREE to the public (donations accepted)
THE QUÉBEC ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PLAYWRIGHTS’ UNIT
Reflecting The English-Language Communities And Diversity Of Québec On Stages Across The Province
Infinithéâtre’s The Unit is comprised of a group of seven wildly talented playwrights six of whom were each sponsored by a different English-language Québec theatre and one of whom was sponsored by a theatre in St. John’s Newfoundland. Playwrights from across Québec were invited to submit an early draft of a play they were currently writing and an independent selection committee handpicked the final members of The Unit from an overwhelming amount of submissions.
The Unit reflects The English-Language Communities And Diversity Of Québec On Stages Across The Province. Members take part in bi-monthly group dramaturgical sessions and in addition their projects also benefit from the one-on-one attention of a play dramaturge. The Unit culminates in a week-long festival of staged readings aims to garner interest from artistic directors across Québec and Canada in future programming of the plays.
The Unit is run by Infinithéâtre and provides a window of input from the theatres that have a play in development.
Staged Reading Schedule:
On the Line by Patrick Pietrykowski
11 September 2016 - 15h
Grove Hall
165 Rue Châteauguay
Huntingdon, QC J0S 1H0
Amour, Escape by Travis Martin
13 September 2016 - 19h
Mainline Theatre Gallery
3905 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
Montréal, Qc H2W 1Y4
Love U: The Grad School Musical by Joel Yanofsky & Peter Curtis
14 September 2016 - 19h
Segal Centre for Performing Arts
5170 ch. de la Côte-Ste-Catherine,
Montréal, Qc H3W 1M7
Birthmark by Stephen Orlov
15 September 2016 - 19h
The Centaur Theatre
453 Rue Saint-François-Xavier
Montréal, Qc H2Y 2T1
The Lie Speaker by Joanna Gosse
16 September 2016 - 19h
The Centaur Theatre
453 Rue Saint-François-Xavier
Montréal, Qc H2Y 2T1
Yev by Alison Darcy & Joeseph Shragge
17 September 2016 - 16h
The Centaur Theatre
453 Rue Saint-François-Xavier
Montréal, Qc H2Y 2T1
Successions by Michaela Di Cesare
17 September 2016 - 19h
The Centaur Theatre
453 Rue Saint-François-Xavier
Montréal, Qc H2Y 2T1
