Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Frechette, Carole
Quebec-based playwright whose works combine an almost archaic lyricism with contemporary subject matter.
Among her plays are the Governor General's Award -winning Les Quatres Morts de Marie (winner, 1995, first produced in France, 1998, and in Canada at Espace La Veillée directed by Martin Faucher , also in 1998; translated by John Murrell as The Four Lives of Marie; subsequently performed in Bucharest, Toronto and Mexico). Her 1999 work, Les sept jours de Simon Labrosse, was performed in France, in Brussels, at Théâtre de la Licorne (March, 2000) and in Jonquière, Quebec (and was also nominated for a Governor General's Award). In March, 2002, her work Jean et Béatrice opened at Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui and in April her Le Collier d'Hélène performed to critical acclaim in Beyrouth, Lebanon.
Other plays include: Baby Blues (1991), La Peau d'Élisa (1998; also nominated for a Governor General's Award). She has also translated Liudmilla Razoumovskaya's Chère Mademoiselle Éléna (with Daniel Roy and Christine Labbé) and Colleen Wagner's The Monument.
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