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“Scapegoat Carnivale is thankful to Jack Paterson for his belief in our play Ricki, for connecting us to acclaimed playwright Étienne Lepage and for helping us fund the work. We are moving towards being more accessible to both French and English speakers; this support from Bouch Theatre Collective is such a welcome support in that direction. We hope to work with Jack again and again.” – Alison Darcey, Scapegoat Carnival
A cutting-edge work in progress
Scapegoat Carnival
RICKI
Translated to French from Ricki
By Joseph Shragge
Translated by French by Etienne Lepage
Summer 2023
Freestanding Space
4324 St Laurent Blvd,
Montreal, Quebec H2W 1Z3
www.scapegoatcarnivale.com
With Yannick Chapdelaine as son, Chantal Dupuis as woman, and Frédéric Lavallée as the dealer
Ricki is a darkly absurdist fable. When Woman and Son move to Montreal after the loss of her husband and home, their relationship strains as they face a series of challenges leading to a monster arriving at their doorstep—a fantastical, faceless bear-like creature with a long snout and small wing-like ears. Son instantly falls in love with the creature until he and Woman realize its presence is not entirely benign.
Joseph Shragge and Scapegoat Carnivale were in residence with Infinitheatre to workshop the piece. Scapegoat has received funding from CCA and CALQ for its development toward a production at the MAI space in 2023.
This translation was commissioned by Bouche Theatre Collective (Vancouver) with the support of Canada Council for the Arts.
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Scapegoat Carnivale is an award-winning multidisciplinary theatre company based in Montreal . Our aesthetic interest is in the carnivalesque, and the highly theatrical. Whether producing new works or adaptations from the classical repertoire, we strive for theatre to be an unruly, visceral and authentic shared experience. www.scapegoatcarnivale.com