Maurice Dancause, a brilliant and hardworking economist, wakes up one morning and collapses. A stroke. He spends nine days in a coma, then four years in rehabilitation. This changes everything: his brain, his tastes, his sensibilities, even his personality. And then, there’s the aphasia, his daily struggle to find words. But however limited his access to speech, his thirst to communicate with the world remains powerful.
Fascinated by his story of reconstruction and resilience, playwright and actress Anne-Marie Olivier slips into the shoes of a man with an incandescent mind and an abundance of words. Every night, he will need an audience member to help him see his story through. Inspired by a remarkable life story, Maurice is a moving dramaturgical experiment that reinvents language to make it its own.
ENGLISH SURTITLES
EVERY PERFORMANCE, EXCEPT FRIDAY, APR. 19
April 17 — 20 2024
7:30 p.m.
Studio 16 – 1555 West 7th Ave.
Tickets: https://seizieme.ca/fr/