There’s something deeply fitting about staging this play about women trying to break free of regressive gender roles in Montréal… right in the midst of the city’s COVID closure. Originally destined for the stage this spring, The Fairies are Thirsty (a translation of Denise Boucher’s Les fées ont soif) will instead be presented virtually thanks to a wave of inspired innovation by Snowglobe Theatre.
The story of three women who cannot touch or meet—Marie (Sabrina Auclair), Madeleine (Camila Fitzgibbon), and the Statue (Sandra Lee)—will now be set in three different isolated spaces, adding an additional layer of meaning and poignancy to this contemporary Québec piece. The audience will discover what it means to reach out and connect without the ability to make physical contact—and watch from their own, isolated spaces as these characters explore the gender politics of Montréal’s Quiet Revolution.
There are 2 presentations to enjoy from the comfort of home:
Saturday May 23rd from 8 to 9 p.m.
Sunday May 24th from 8 to 9 p.m.
The productions are pay what you can (in part to recoup the costs of the stage show that had to be cancelled), and can be viewed on Snowglobe Theatre’s Facebook page.
There’s no better or more important time to support local theatre!
