Her role as Passe-Carreau in the new version of Passe-Partout made her an idol for young children, but this summer she will play one of Quebec’s most famous old ladies: actress Gabrielle Fontaine landed the role of La Poune in Passe-Partout. Partout.” La Géante Musical Theater.
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The show “La Géante” will be shown next summer at the Desjardins Cultural Center in Joliette and highlights the story of Rose Ouellette through the ages. We keep the image of La Poune: a very small, older lady, still full of enthusiasm, but was only 19 years old when her career as an actress began.
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Rose Ouellette in 1980
The “freshness” of Gabrielle Fontaine, “her humor, her vivacity, her great talent as an actress-singer and her redhead make her the ideal artist to play our national poune,” argues the team of the Théâtre de l’Oeil Ouvert and Encore Show, in a press release.
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The poster for the musical theater La Géante
The show will be created by Geneviève Beaudet (author, lyricist, ideator) and Audrey Thériault (composer), while Jade Bruneau will direct. It was the latter who staged the musical theaters Belmont, inspired by the work of Diane Dufresne, and La Corriveau – La soif des corbels.
The cast also includes Simon Fréchette-Daoust, Stéphanie Arav, José Dufour, Philippe Robert, Jade Bruneau, Christian Laporte and Rita Tabbakh.