'À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou' is widely regarded as one of Michel Tremblay's greatest dramatic masterpieces — a claustrophobic, ghost-haunted chamber play of devastating musicality. For ten years, Manon Brassard has been unable to leave her home, trapped by the trauma of a family tragedy and locked in a destructive relationship with the past and with religion.
Her sister Carmen tries in vain to shake her free, while the play simultaneously unfolds the unhappy marriage of their parents, Léopold and Marie-Louise — two people who shared a home but never truly met, unable to name their own desires. Together, the Brassard family gives new and heartbreaking meaning to the idea of the family unit.
Director Henri Chassé returns to Tremblay four years after staging 'Le vrai monde?', and reunites with powerhouse performers Madeleine Péloquin and Michel Charette as the doomed couple, while Catherine Paquin-Béchard and Rose-Anne Déry take on the sharply contrasting roles of Manon and Carmen.
Produced by Théâtre du Rideau Vert, the production examines the ravages of a repressive era and the weight of inherited trauma — while leaving open the question of whether escape is possible.
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Théâtre du Rideau Vert
Théâtre du Rideau Vert is Montreal's oldest French-language professional theatre, founded in 1948 by Yvette Brind'Amour and Mercedes Palomino. Visitors can enjoy classic and contemporary plays in an intimate, historic venue on Saint-Denis Street, a cornerstone of Québécois cultural life.
Madeleine Péloquin
Madeleine Péloquin is described as a powerhouse performer who previously worked with director Henri Chassé in his staging of Michel Tremblay's 'Le vrai monde?'. She plays Marie-Louise, one half of the doomed couple at the heart of this play.
Michel Charette
Michel Charette is a standout performer who reunites with director Henri Chassé — having previously appeared in his production of 'Le vrai monde?' — to play Léopold, the unhappy patriarch of the Brassard family.
Catherine Paquin-Béchard
Catherine Paquin-Béchard takes on the role of Manon, the sister who has spent ten years unable to leave the family home, trapped in grief and religious rigidity.
Rose-Anne Déry
Rose-Anne Déry plays Carmen, Manon's sister who tries to pull her out of her self-imposed isolation, offering a sharply contrasting counterpoint to Manon's world.
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