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Centaur Theatre and Talisman Theatre present SEEKER
As part of Bouche Theatre Collective‘s effort to connect artists across regional and linguistic divides over the pandemic, BTC commissioned and developed the translation of multiple Canadian works in both official languages. I am thrilled another one of the amazing plays has reached production!
Translation
Centaur Theatre in Partnership with Talisman Theatre Present
SEEKER
By Marie-Claude Verdier
Translated by Alexis Diamond
Directed by Rebecca Gibian
With Bénédicte Bélizaire and Andrew Shaver
April 16 – May 3, 2026
Centaur Theatre
453 Rue Saint-Francois-Xavier,
Montreal Quebec H2Y 2T1
Hailed as a “coup-de-force” when it first premiered in 2021, Seeker unfolds in the year 2250, on a remote military base in Colorado.
Lomond is a Seeker—recruited for his rare ability to enter and decode the memories of others. When he is called into a classified operation, he is forced to confront his estranged ex-wife—the one person who knows him best—now leading the mission.
As past and present begin to blur, Lomond is drawn into a high-stakes investigation where memory itself becomes the only path to the truth. What starts as an assignment quickly becomes something far more personal—and far more dangerous.
Together, they must navigate a volatile emotional terrain while confronting a truth buried deep within memory—one that could reshape everything they thought they knew. In a world where memory can be accessed, nothing is ever truly hidden.
Originally premiering to sold-out audiences at Montréal’s Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui in 2021, Seeker was widely praised for its striking fusion of speculative science fiction and deeply human storytelling.
Marie-Claude Verdier’s work explores identity, memory, and the responsibility we bear in shaping our collective future—brought to life through an intimate and immersive production that places audiences at the heart of the experience.
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Seeker Digital New Translation Development Workshop (Bouche Theatre Collective, 2020)
About Centaur Theatre (Montreal, Canada)
Centaur Theatre, located in the heart of Old Montreal, is devoted to telling stories on stage that expand our perceptions of the world. In addition to the plays in their Essential Series—necessary, contemporary, entertaining plays from Montreal and Canada and around the world—they also offer programmes that focus on developing new artists and audiences. These include Brave New Looks, the Wildside Festival and the TD Saturday Morning Children’s Series.
About Talisman Theatre (Montreal, Canada)
Talisman Theatre‘s mission is: “to produce professional, English-language premieres of contemporary Quebec plays.” Talisman’s goal is to bring the full experience of contemporary Québec life to Anglophone and allophone communities, while stimulating dialogue between Montreal’s cultural minorities and Québec’s Francophonie.