Centaur Theatre Company presents INTIMATE APPAREL

By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Micheline Chevrier
March 27 - April 29, 2012

Starring ELOI ARCHAMBAUDOIN, QUINCY ARMORER, TAMARA BROWN, LUCINDA DAVIS, RANEE LEE and PATRICIA SUMMERSETT

Centaur’s production of Intimate Apparel celebrates the resilience and passion of the female spirit.

Centaur Theatre is proud to present Intimate Apparel by Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright Lynn Nottage. First staged in Baltimore, Maryland in 2003, this play, whose various incarnations have earned a bevy of awards, including the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, addresses and transcends race, religion, sexuality, class and time.

“Intimate Apparel may be set in 1905 New York but the emotions it evokes are quite contemporary. Through its characters, this beautiful, rich and powerful play directed by Micheline Chevrier uncovers layers of meaning that will resonate with audiences who will find their own personal connections to the underlying messages,” says Centaur’s Artistic and Executive Director, Roy Surette.

Intimate Apparel tells the story of Esther, a 35-year old African American seamstress who produces elegant lingerie for a clientele whose outward diversity - from socialites to ladies of the night - conceals an underlying universality. Despite the disappointments that relationships have brought to the lives of the various characters, Esther continues to covet a secret dream and yearns for the fulfilment she imagines love and marriage will bring.

“Occasionally, the pairing of actor and role seems so perfect that casting is inevitable. In this case, Lucinda Davis in the role of Esther and Quincy Armorer as George were behind the initial impulse for producing Intimate Apparel,” adds Surette. The Centaur production’s stellar cast also includes the inimitable Ranee Lee, Patricia Summersett, Eloi ArchamBaudoin, and Tamara Brown.

Their seamless performances are set against a ragtime soundtrack by Sound Designer Peter Cerone, supported by the sensual fabrics (an integral part of the weft and warp of this timeless tale) and period costumes by designer Susana Vera, artfully punctuated by lighting created by Martin Sirois and framed by a set designed by Pierre-Étienne Locas which transports audiences to Lower Manhattan. Rounding out the team of professionals bringing this lyrical production to life are Assistant Director Jen Cressey, Production Dramaturge Caitlin Murphy, Stage Manager Kira Maros, and Assistant Stage Manager Kirsten ‘Birdie’ Gregor.

Thursday Evening Chat-UpJoin Susana Vera for a ‘behind the seams’ look at the stunning period costumes and sumptuous lace-trimmed corsets she created for Intimate Apparel. Thursday April 19, 2012 at 7PM.

Tuesday, March 27 – Sunday, April 29, 2012
Previews: Tuesday March 27 and Wednesday March 28, 2012 - 8:00PM
Opening Night: Thursday March 28, 2012 - 8:00PM
Tuesday to Saturday - 8:00PM, Except Thursday April 26th - 7:00PM
Saturday - Sunday Matinees- 2:00PM Except Sunday April 15th, 2012 - 7:00PM
Wednesday Matinees – April 11 and 18, 2012 - 1:00PM
Closing Performance - Sunday April 29, 2012 - 2:00PM

Source :  centaurtheatre.com

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Movie Director and Producer Claude Lelouch who is currently distributing Geoffry Enthoven's HASTA LAVISTA - COME AS YOU ARE never stops making wonderful love stories. The most recent, entitled in French CES AMOURS-LÀ - in English What Love May Bring is actually a recap of his 50 years of translating love stories into movies. Dedicated to his seven children this film brings back wonderful memories as well as horrible WWII war scenes from 1939-45. But at the end of the day it's a single kiss that initiated the spark. The sound is also a mix of bombs and music. Quite the movie about a woman who sets love as her top priority even though she might end up getting lynched for it! Don't miss this oportunity - a true life movie.

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Montreal once instituted a Women's History Month - it lasted 15 days and it never came back. Yep! It's something to be proud of, isn't it? Top it off with the Montreal Massacre, the 2/3 salary stats and the ever so poor representation of women in above average status and paying jobs or in boards of directors and you've got quite a good picture of our situation here.

That's about the way it goes for women around here. It's boys with boys among boys in the buoyancy spirit of  and for each other out. The other sex can just go to hell. Who gives a damn? Anyone?

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DVD - Black Hands - Trial of the Arsonist Slave

NOW on DVD - the captivating story of Montreal's Female Black Slave under the French Regime. In those days neither blacks nor women were considered as people. Nowadays with regards to women (I can't speak for black people) I know for a fact that things have not necessarily changed in all men's minds. And it's only been getting worse in the past few years.

Black Hands - Trial of the Arsonist Slave . Documentary Movie

After being viewed around the world at prestigious film festivals (Montréal, New York, Chicago, Paris, Ouagadougou, Rouyn-Noranda, Toronto, etc.) and taking home the Dikola Award for Best Documentary at the International PanAfrican Film Festival in Cannes, this documentary is now in stores and on iTunes.

Marie-Joseph-Angelique, 29, is beautiful, playful, rebellious and very outspoken against her slave status. In 1734, a major fire destroys a third of Montréal. Angelique is arrested as the main suspect of this crime. An epic trial follows where a long line of witnesses, of all social status, testifies. Her outspoken personality has turned many against her and the slavery system of the time had already condemned her. And so, she is found guilty solely based on rumors and without actual proof. She is tortured, hung and burned to ashes, which were scatted near Place d’Youville.

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Tetchena Bellange graduated with a Degree in Cinema from the University of Montreal. In 2010, she directed the documentary “Doctors Without Residencies” produced by the National Film Board of Canada, which explores the mechanism that prevents several foreign-trained doctors from practicing medicine in Quebec, Canada. This film was #1 on the NFB’s website for several weeks. Tetchena has previously written and directed short films that toured several festivals, including “Echos” (with Janine Sutto and Richard Robitaille, nominated for Best Film at the Niagara Film Festival). Passionate about the art of storytelling, Tetchena is also an accomplished actress. She has acted in several movies and TV series including: “The Day After Tomorrow”, “A Cargo to Africa” and “Rumors”. She recently nabbed a role in the feature film “On The Road”, opposite Oscar nominee Terrence Howard, and also 8 episodes on «30 Vies», where she played a distraught mother.

Black Hands- Trial of the Arsonist Slave
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DVD includes bonus videos: interviews with historians and artists

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Weekends Below Zero at Pointe-à-Callière

The Museum is reducing the price of admission
by the number of degrees below zero
every weekend in January and February

Starting on Saturday, January 7, and every Saturday and Sunday in January and February, Pointe-à-Callière, the Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History, is reducing the price of admission to the Museum by a percentage equal to the outdoor subzero temperature recorded that morning. *

Weekends at Pointe-à-Callière… the colder it is, the cheaper! Has the mercury dipped down to -20° C? Come warm up and have fun at Pointe-à-Callière where you’ll enjoy a 20% discount on the price of admission to the Museum.

It’s the perfect opportunity to visit the temporary exhibition Colours of India. As an introduction to Indian civilization, the exhibition features some fifty photographs by Suzanne Held, along with close to one hundred objects from the collections of the Musée national des arts asiatiques Guimet in Paris. And a visit of the Museum would not be complete without taking in a screening of the all-new multimedia show Yours Truly, Montréal. A 270º screen puts you at the centre of a spectacular immersive experience! Powerful and evocative images of unparalleled visual intensity take visitors to the heart of great moments in the history of Montréal and its development, all in the span of 18 spellbinding minutes.

Visitors can also take some time to see or re-visit our permanent exhibitions, Where Montréal Was Born and Montréal Love Stories – The Cultural Connection.

This offer is in effect on January 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, and 29, and on February 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, and 26, 2012.

*The temperature is recorded at 10 a.m. and does not include the wind chill factor. May not be combined with any other promotional offer.

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