The Madwoman of Chaillot -​Sound Designer

Creative Team:
Set Design Patrick Du Wors
Costume Design Michelle Ning Lo
Lighting Design Matthew Wilkerson
Sound Design Logan Swain
Stage Management Emily Lindstrom

November 9 – 25, 2017
Phoenix Theatre @ UVic, Victoria, BC

By Jean Giraudoux, Adapted by Maurice Valency
Directed by Conrad Alexandrowicz

“One of the most interesting and rewarding plays to have been written within the last twenty years.” - NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS' CIRCLE

Welcome to Chaillot and the whimsical world of Countess Aurelia, a flamboyant holdover from a less cynical time. She whiles away her days sharing her joie de vivre and cryptic wisdom with everyone she encounters – until corrupt businessmen discover oil beneath her Paris neighbourhood! With everything she holds dear suddenly under threat, the Countess unites with a rag-tag group of local artists, vagabonds, and dreamers to take Chaillot back. This poetic and comic fable of good and evil, written in 1943 during the Nazi occupation of Paris, has developed a whole new relevance in our current era of pipelines and protests.
Recommended for ages 13+

Cast:
President Nicholas Guerreiro
Baron Stephen Dopp
Waiter, 1st Press Agent Nathan Patterson
Flower Girl, 2nd Press Agent Sophie Chappell
Ragpicker Mary Van Den Bossche
Irma Emma Grabinsky
Deaf-Mute, 3rd President Joy Peters
Peddler, Doorman Justin Francis Lee
Broker Evan Coates
Little Man, Dr Jardin Duncan Alexander
Street Singer, 2nd President Ciaran Volke
Prospector Chase Hiebert
Countess Aurelia Sarah Jean Valiquette
Policeman, 2nd Prospector David Cosbey
Pierre Douglas Peerless
Sergeant, 3rd Prospector Ted Angelo Ngkaion
Professor, Sewer Man, 3rd Press Agent Brendan Elwell
Blonde in Café, Constance, 1st Lady Rachel Myers
Gabrielle, 2nd Lady Taryn Yoneda
Josephine, 3rd Lady Lucy Sharples

Reviews

“In The Mad Woman of Chaillot, hints of Paris appear in arches and the Eiffel Tower, with giant scaffolding, which will be used in the second act, in the background. Off to the side, giant pipes run from floor to ceiling. Sound Designer Logan Swain taps into the universal appeal of Parisian tunes to evoke the City of Lights.” -Janis LaCouvee