The Land of Knees
[2006] (Playwrights Canada Press, 2008) 14.95$
Traducteur(s) Michael Gauthier (Auteur masculin) Nombre de personnages 3 Personnage(s), 1 Femme(s), 2 Homme(s), 3 Acteur(s) |  |
Original
- Original en français par Geneviève Billette sous le titre de Le pays des genoux [2001] (Leméac/Actes Sud - Papiers,2004) 11.95$
- Coproduction du Théâtre Le Carrousel, du Théâtre de la Ville et de l'Espace Malraux - Scène nationale de Chambéry et de la Savoie et du Grand Théâtre de Lorient (France), à Chambéry, le 11 janvier 2005
- Ce texte a été présenté en lecture publique par le CEAD, le 4 décembre 2001.
Résumé
Timothy 88888 and Sammy secretly get together to leave for the "Land of the Knees" where love is said to never end. Their departure is being compromised by Timothy getting stuck inside a crumbled down building. Will friendship and solidarity triumph over deception?
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- Décor: The stage is split into two levels. On the first, the ruins of a theatre. On the second, the alley situated behind the theatre.
- Caractéristiques des personnages: SAMMY - 9 years old. He loves to love. He’s a survivor, too. Sparks flew when he crossed wires with Timothy. Would that he be his own spark one day.
TIMOTHY - 9 years old. Thankfully, he doesn’t know this yet, but he has an adventurer’s excessiveness. A fire that spreads. Would that he not be consumed by his own flames.
SARAH - 7 years old. A girl, of course. But when we meet her, she is imprisoned by a tuxedo -- minus the blazer. Would that she be liberated by a fire.
Extrait
« SAMMY: Timothy, the whole crowd is holding its breath. […] I told the rescuers I would ask you to scream. They said you wouldn't hear me, and that a single scream wouldn't be enough to pierce the prison-like silence. I know you can hear me, Timothy. Because you and I are connected. By an invisible thread that electrifies us. I know I'll hear your heart. One heartbeat, and I'll tell them where to dig. »
