Elisa's skin by Carole Frechette and translated by John Murrell
Produced by Pi Theatre
2003-2006 Vancouver and on tour
A woman sits in a Brussels café, telling delicate tales of love. She insists on the minute and most intimate details: the beating heart, the sweaty palms, the skin that shivers to the touch. Little by little, through her portraits, she reveals what it is that drives her to tell stories and lets us in on the strange secret, shared with her one day by a young man in a coffee shop.
Élisa’s Skin was performed in Vancouver and on tour including at the National Arts Centre as part of The Magnetic North Theatre Festival in 2005.
2003-2006 Vancouver and on tour
A woman sits in a Brussels café, telling delicate tales of love. She insists on the minute and most intimate details: the beating heart, the sweaty palms, the skin that shivers to the touch. Little by little, through her portraits, she reveals what it is that drives her to tell stories and lets us in on the strange secret, shared with her one day by a young man in a coffee shop.
Élisa’s Skin was performed in Vancouver and on tour including at the National Arts Centre as part of The Magnetic North Theatre Festival in 2005.
" Montreal playwright Carole Frechette's one-woman show about love, loneliness and aging gets a first rate airing in Pi Theatre's production."
Peter Birnie, The Vancouver Sun
“As Élisa, Marie Stillin … holds us completely in her thrall. … It’s a performance that makes you hold your breath, afraid to move.”
Jo Leddingham, The Vancouver Courier
Starring: Marie Stillin
With (at different times): Jean-Michel LeGal and Todd Thompson
Director: Del Surjik
Assistant Director: Tammy Isaacson
Stage Manager: David Kerr
Set Design: David Roberts
Lighting Design: Del Surjik
Costume Design: Barbara Clayden
Original Musical Composition and Sound Design: Patrick Pennefather
Jessie Richardson Award Nominations For:
Outstanding Performance by Marie Stillin
With (at different times): Jean-Michel LeGal and Todd Thompson
Director: Del Surjik
Assistant Director: Tammy Isaacson
Stage Manager: David Kerr
Set Design: David Roberts
Lighting Design: Del Surjik
Costume Design: Barbara Clayden
Original Musical Composition and Sound Design: Patrick Pennefather
Jessie Richardson Award Nominations For:
Outstanding Performance by Marie Stillin
