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L’Enfant-Problème

[uppercase]April 5 to 16, 2011[/uppercase]

In a dingy motel room, a young couple stares at the phone, waiting anxiously for a crucial announcement. During this seemingly endless holding pattern, they will both discover, often at their own expense, how great their desire is to regain the sense of family they have lost. Punctuated by tragicomic interventions of an alcoholic concierge and a conformist social worker, this black comedy will surely run the gamut of emotions for the audience.

Part of a compilation of six plays (Suburban Motel), all taking place in the same suburban motel room, L’Enfant-Problème is a sharp, and sometimes hilariously funny, social commentary written with all the vitality, humor and insight that characterize the work of one of Canada’s most prolific and widely produced playwrights. A gem of literature for which George F. Walker received a Chalmers Award.

Produced by Théâtre la Seizième

Written by George F. Walker
Translated by Maryse Warda
Directed by Craig Holzschuh
Creative team : Noa Anatot, Jeremy Baxter, Emma Davis, Chris Hind and Julie Martens
With Yurij Kis, Émilie Leclerc, Joey Lespérance and Rachel Robillard