HARVEST – The Montreal GLBT Int’l. Theatre Festival September 21 - 30, 2006
The 3rd edition of the Harvest season is promising to be filled with
musicals, international flare and a distinct feminine touch:
The Montreal GLBT Int’l. Theatre Festival – Harvest is happy to present the official selections of the international submissions received for this year’s 3rd edition.
3 - Musicals filled with emotion :
(True to the great revivalists of the 1920’s reinventing the ordinary in true comedic fashion from facts to feathers. A Vaudeville queen is catapulted to the nuns, one is doped with aspirin and touched by divine grace, and a TV show saves the world of the from ugliness... Don’t panic!)
(This fun filled all original, award winning musical comedy revue goal is to save the world from rampant stupidity. Using a variety of musical styles, this hetro-friendly revue features songs about homophobia “There’s a Pansy in the Garden” and about the afterlife “In Heaven They Sing Nothing But Show Tunes”. A delicious tune-filled treat.)
(One man’s quest to redefine the inner diva. Accompanied by renowned Canadian mezzo-soprano Jean Stilwell. A cabaret performance that melds tradition with reinvention that is filled with songs about the struggle to survive the many faces of love and the subsequent journey to remove shame from life.)
Also, for our more feminin audience, we present 3 productions with lesbian and transgender themes from as far east as Manchester, England to the west in Hawaii. These productions are also now part of the official selections in the 2006 Harvest.
(Delving deep into one of the last remaining taboos in our society … Boys can be girls. Girls can be boys. Men can be women. Women can be men. Or can they? Mixing experimental theatre, movement, video and photography this is a not so typical, yet very topical one-person show about female masculinity and the politics of identity. Bold and unconventional.)
(A solo comedy on biracial homes, the weirdness of dueling ethnicities, first loves with any gender, creating the perfect lesbian wedding and figuring out which box to check. Who says existential crises can’t be fun?)
(‘Scandalous Stories with Subversive Subplots’ An interactive spoken word by a performance artist based on real stories about real people. The examination of women’s lives, lesbian lives, strippers lives and the absurdity of gender roles, all turn humerous, thought-provoking and somewhat shocking.)
The Village Scene Productions 2006 season promises to be full of events and productions from May to December. The announcment of the selections of the final program of all productions including local companies will be announced on April 2nd.