Franco-American
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Résonance, Issue 5
I’m delighted to share that the new issue of Résonance is out now! This open-access, online literary journal was the brainchild of, among others, the late Franco-American playwright and elder Grégoire Chabot, who passed away during the pandemic. Greg imagined places, real and virtual, where writers and artists could come together and dream about what…
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Le Vermont parle encore français
Merci David Savoie of Radio-Canada for his thoughtful piece on French in Vermont that appeared recently on Désautels le dimanche. I’m proud to be among the Vermonters he spoke to for his piece. I specifically asked David not to use the headline “Les derniers francophones du Vermont” for his piece — in 2021 Radio-Canada did…
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‘Résonance’ Call for Submissions
Since 2021 I have been Drama & Book Review Editor for Résonance, an on-line literary journal sponsored by the University of Maine that showcases creative work by and/or about the Franco-American communities of the United States. The editorial board defines “Franco-American” broadly, to include the Quebec, Acadian, and Haitian diasporas, as well as other diasporic,…
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Pause-Déjeuner
Among the many kind and supportive folks came out for the recent world premiere of my solo show, Les filles du QUOI?, were members of the Alliance Française of the Lake Champlain Region (AFLCR). The Alliance provides an important resource and gathering place for French-speakers and francophiles in our region, where French-Canadian cultural organizations have…
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Merci, Montpelier!
My profound thanks to everyone who came out for the world premiere production of my solo show, Les filles du QUOI? It was a tremendous gift, after years of pandemic postponements, to finally share this work with so many warm and responsive audiences, to live inside this show for a few weeks, and to celebrate…
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Just Four More Shows!
I think it’s fair to say that the opening, world premiere weekend of Les filles du QUOI? at Lost Nation Theater was a roaring success. After two years of pandemic delays and disappointments, I had nearly given up hope that this show would ever be performed, so spending four fantastic performances with warm and receptive…
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The Buzz
Have you bought your tickets yet? The world premiere of Les filles du QUOI? is just days away, and you can be with us in person at Montpelier, Vermont’s Lost Nation Theater or on-line! My thanks to Mary Gow of the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus for covering the show (and to Jeb Wallace-Brodeur for the great…
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Countdown to Opening Night
LES FILLES DU QUOI? opens in just two weeks! Since April, I’ve been meeting with the amazing production team at Lost Nation Theater and with my brilliant director Kim Bent for preliminary rehearsals. This show has been a very long time in the making. I wrote the first chunk of it in 2017 for a…
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Les filles du QUOI? World Premiere
I am deeply gratified to announce that my new solo show, Les filles du QUOI?, will premiere this June at Lost Nation Theater in Montpelier, Vermont. This show is a wild, comedic, ghostly, impassioned ride, and for those of us who have spent the last two years in deep isolation, I think it’s going to…
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Résonance: Borderlands
The third issue of Résonance is out now, and it’s a very special one, focused on the theme of Borderlands: North and South. Co-edited by poet Steven Riel and scholar Kristin Sánchez Carter, this issue places the work of Franco-American writers in conversation with that of Chicanx writers and others who live in the liminal…
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