The new musical theatre the giantess will be inspired by the incredible story of Rose Ouellette aka La Poune, who was particularly loved by her audience.
It is the team of the Théâtre de l’Oeil Ouvert, the company that created La Corriveau – La soif des corbeaux, that is behind this project that will take place in the summer of 2024 at the Desjardins cultural center in Joliette and at the Carré 150. from Victoriaville.
The Théâtre de l’Oeil Ouvert promises a moving, fun and authentic encounter that will make you dream and think about a story with the flair of a fantastic narrative. We travel back in time to visit the years 1910 to 1940, a period marked in particular by two world wars and the Great Depression, and find ourselves at the Faubourg à m’lasse, the factory and the National Theater.
It is said that Rose Ouellette, a true pioneer of the scene – she was also the first woman in North America to direct two institutional theaters – “defeated prohibition, oppression and prejudice to achieve her dreams”. In becoming La Poune, a hugely popular character who drew people to the theatre, the artist, who died in 1996 at the age of 93, proved “how much the performing arts are an essential need and knew how to make the laughter most powerful .” “Beacon of hope,” we said in a press release on Thursday. La Poune also resented being the man’s henchman in the limelight, at a time when it wasn’t necessarily natural for a woman to assert herself in this way.
The distribution will be announced at the end of the summer.
It is the actress, director and director of the Théâtre de l’Oeil Ouvert, Jade Bruneau, who will stage the actors-singers. The original idea came from Geneviève Beaudet, who also signed the text and lyrics. The original music is the work of Audrey Thériault.
Tickets are available online.