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Opening soon: Moi, dans les ruines rouges du siècle
Théâtre la Seizième kicks off its 39th season with Moi, dans les ruines rouges du siècle by Olivier Kemeid. Inspired by a true story, this Trois Tristes Tigres (Montreal) production will be performed in French at Studio 16 from November 12 to 16, with English surtitles on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
 Annick Bergeron et Sasha Samar © Jeremie Battaglia |
 Photo © Jeremie Battaglia |
Sasha Samar, born in the Ukraine in 1969, commits to becoming a celebrity at age 7. It’s how he hopes to be found by his mother, from whom he was separated. Between his father’s intransigence, his girlfriend’s depression and his actor friend who makes a fortune imitating Lenin, Sasha pursues his dream in a crumbling USSR. He’ll experience the arrival of television, Nadia Comaneci’s rise to fame, the Summit Series, but also Chernobyl and the gradual unraveling of his country.
Inspired by a true story from actor Sasha Samar’s own life, Moi, dans les ruines rouges du siècle retraces the incredible journey of a man in search of himself as the world falls to pieces around him. As History marches alongside a single man’s destiny, a deeply touching narrative emerges about the lies we tell to preserve that which we hold dear. Lies that keep up appearances, but at what price?
Superbly directed by Olivier Keimed, actor Sasha Samar performs in its own story. He shares the stage with Annick Bergeron, Sophie Cadieux, Geoffrey Gaquère and Robert Lalonde, “a five-star cast” (Montheatre.qc.ca) that gives life to a multitude of characters, sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking. Designers Philippe Brault, Stephanie Capistrano-Lalonde, Estelle Clareton Romain Fabre and Martin Labrecque complete the production team.
