Jack Paterson Theatre

“This is the magic of theatre” – Jerry Wasserman, The Province

Bouche Theatre Collective commissioned Rhiannon Collett’s translation of Éric Noël’s “Ces regards amoureux de garçons altérés”.

Rhiannon received the Cole Foundation Mentorship for Emerging Translators Award and just completed a translation residency with Maureen Labonte and Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal!

Cross Sensory translation and live description: In front of a table, dancer Andrea Cownden inprovises movement. On the tablein the forground is a laptop.   On the laptop screen is an open zoom meeting with a view of the Post750 studio and Andrea Cownden, conceptual artist Collin Van Uchelen, and choreographer  Susan Gingrasso providing Collin a live audio description.

Playwrights’ Workshop Montreal & The Cole Foundation

THE LOVING GAZE OF LOST BOYS

By Eric Noel
Translated by Rhiannon Collett
Translated from Ces regards amoureux de garçons altérés

“In a gay bathhouse in Montreal, a tiny room becomes one man’s confessional. Drugged to the bone, he’s locked himself away for 60 hours, forever. His body is no longer his own, and his words, fuelled by crystal meth, are relentless. Amidst the chaos, he tells us – as best he can – of the last few years, of the last few hours. In the black hole of romantic grief, his head full and his heart broken, he struggles with his desire to disappear.”

Rhiannon Collett was in Playwrights’ Workshop Montreal studio last week for a workshop and private reading of “The Loving Gaze of Lost Boys”, their translation of Éric Noël’s play “Ces regards amoureux de garçons altérés”. Rhiannon was supported throughout the process by renowned translator and dramaturg Maureen Labonté, and the words were brought to life with actor Dakota Wellman and director Gabe Maharjan. With Éric in the room, playwright and translator collaborated – sharing careful exchanges around the confessional piece that explores deep heartache and addiction.

Rhiannon’s translation was supported thanks to the Cole Foundation Mentorship for Emerging Translators – a PWM program that has been running since 2013 to help identify and mentor the next generation of translators, bridging the gap between our language communities.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of Canada Council for the Arts.

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