North America'sfirst ever festival of anarchist theatre, the 'Montréal AnarchistTheatre Festival' runs May 8 -9, 2006, at the SalaRossa, 4848 boul St-Laurent, 7:30pm, and May 24-25,7:30pm, at UQAM ( J-M400, Foyer studio théâtreAlfred-Laliberté, Judith-Jasmin 405, rue Sainte-CatherineEst). Tickets are $10 employed; $5 students andunemployed.

Montréal Anarchist Theatre Festival

North America'sfirst ever festival of anarchist theatre, the 'Montréal AnarchistTheatre Festival' runs May 8 -9, 2006, at the SalaRossa, 4848 boul St-Laurent, 7:30pm, and May 24-25,7:30pm, at UQAM ( J-M400, Foyer studio théâtreAlfred-Laliberté, Judith-Jasmin 405, rue Sainte-CatherineEst). Tickets are $10 employed; $5 students andunemployed.

The bilingualfestival will feature ten plays from Canada and the USA involvingabout 50 actors, including the internationally renowned Bread andPuppet Theatre from Vermont. The plays include 'Street Theatre' byBread & Puppet Theatre; 'The Red Emma Project' a bilingualadaptation of the play by the noted American historian, HowardZinn; 'The Haymarket Affair,' by the Californian author , L.M.Bogad, 'Lacrymos : Have you ever cried for political reasons?' byMontréal author, Francis Dupis-Deri, and 'Overdale,' byNorman Nawrocki.

The four nights of readings and productions range in length,theme, and style, but all are either written by anarchist writers, orwith anarchist content. Each will present either anti-State,anti-capitalist, anti-sexist, anti-Empire, or anti-authoritarianpositions.

North America'sfirst ever festival of anarchist theatre, the event ispart of Montreal's annual 'Festival of Anarchy' that leads upto the city's 7th annual Anarchist Bookfair, May 20 and 21,2006 - the largest anarchist event on the continent.
Information:
Tel: 514-859-9090
Email: anar...@yahoo.ca
http://anarchistbookfair.taktic.org

LE«FESTIVAL DE THÉÂTRE ANARCHISTE DE MONTRÉAL 2006» HORAIRE
MONTREAL ANARCHIST THEATRE FESTIVAL 2006 SCHEDULE

LUNDI 8 MAI / MON MAY 8
LaSala Rossa, 4848 boul St-Laurent 19H30 /7:30pm
Lacrymos : Avez-vous déjà pleuré pour desraisons politique? par Francis Dupuis-Déri
The Human Juicer by Ross Peterson
In Conversation with Crows by Audrey Finkelstein
Sinking Neptune by the Optative Theatrical Laboratories
Cantastoria by Bread & Puppet Theatre

MARDI9 MAI / TUES MAY 9
LaSala Rossa, 19H30 / 7:30pm
Overdale by Norman Nawrocki
Ya rien là par WeNous
The Works by Joseph Shragge
Haymarket by L.M. Bogad

MERCREDI ET JEUDI. 24 ET 25 MAI / WED &THURS, MAY 24 & 25
UQAM, 19H30 / 7:30pm
(J-M400, Foyer studio théâtreAlfred-Laliberté, Judith-Jasmin 405 Sainte-Catherine Est)
The Red-Emma Project/ LE PROJET RED EMMA par WeNous, based on a play by Howard Zinn