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Description

AB is an older man living with a disability alone in an apartment cluttered with memories. Now reduced to solitude and silence and prisoner of his body that no longer obeys him, this well-known director spends his days in a wheelchair in front of a computer—his only window to the outside world. Like Krapp, the character in Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape, AB is investigating himself. He listens again to the recordings he’s made over the course of his life, like a type of audio diary, seeking to understand what was perhaps the turning point of his existence before he goes on to record the final cassette. What is the meaningful message that AB wants to leave as his legacy?

A theatrical portrait of André Brassard at the end of his life, La dernière cassette is a solo performed with brio by Violette Chauveau. Inspired by interviews conducted by the director Olivier Choinière, the show addresses solitude, living in advanced years, passion, and what we pass on to others.

Through this unique portrait that’s neither a biopic nor documentary theatre, Olivier Choinière has turned toward his artistic medium to evaluate the fate of our artists and, more globally, the conditions in which we live and die here in Québec.

Show Times

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Cast

  • Violette Chauveau

Credit

  • Creation Team
  • Text and Direction Olivier Choinière
  • Dramaturgy Andréane Roy
  • Assistance to the Direction Stéphanie Capistran-LaLonde
  • Set Design Simon Guilbault
  • Costume Design Elen Ewing
  • Costume Assistance Fany McCrae
  • Lighting Design Claire Seyller
  • Sound Design Éric Forget
  • Video Design Pierre Laniel
  • Properties Design Nadine Jaafar
  • Makeup Design Justine Denoncourt-Bélanger

  • Technical Team (Tour)
  • Technical Direction and Head Electrician Emmanuelle Nappert
  • Stage Management Charlotte Gervais
  • Sound and Video Manager Pierre Tripard
  • Assistant Stage Management Jérémie Roy

  • L'ACTIVITÉ
  • Artistic Direction and Co-General Management Olivier Choinière
  • Co-General Management and Administrative Direction Isabelle Brodeur
  • Production Coordination and Direction Myriam Poirier Dumaine
  • Agency (Touring) Communication-diffusion Ginette Ferland

Reviews

« In portraying this character, actress Violette Chauveau — Brassard’s friend and confidante — undergoes a total transformation. As soon as the spotlight shines, she becomes Brassard. It’s astonishing. Her performance is remarkable. Choinière and Chauveau took a bold risk (Brassard would surely be proud), and the production achieves its aim completely. Audiences leave spellbound. Don’t wait to grab your tickets! »

La Presse

« Violette Chauveau offers an outstanding performance in this touching monologue, evoking both the desire to create and the joy found in everyday moments. On stage alone for nearly two hours, she fully dedicates herself to a moving homage to André Brassard, a director who left an indelible mark on her career and life. […] The audience erupts at AB’s sharp-witted comments, yet departs with a poignant sense of sorrow at how frequently older generations are overlooked in our society. »

Revue JEU
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