Corpus
Run: November 13th - November 30th 2014, Montreal arts Interculturels
Playwright: Darrah Teitel
Directed By: Liz Valdez
Assistant Director: Emily Schon
Cast: Susan Bain, Davide Chiazzese, Holly Gauthier-Frankel, Gilles Plouffe, Ian Geldart, Melissa Paulson, Luciana Burcheri
Creative Team: Set Designer: Laurence Gagno, Lighting Designer: Audrey-Anne Bouchard, Sound Designer: Devon Bate, Costume Designer and Projections: Noemi Pouline, Stage Manager: Luciana Burcheri
Set in Montreal, Berlin, and Auschwitz during World War II, Corpus tells the story of Megan, researching behavior of Nazis. Using chat room, Megan discovers a secret relationship between a Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz and the wife of a Nazi officer. But when Megan’s thesis is published, she learns that there are two sides to every history.
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“Like Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, Corpus presents scenes from past and present, at times allowing the audience in on plot points ahead of the scholar, creating a detective story intrigue within an academic framework.”
— Pat Donnelly, Montreal Gazette
“The Holocaust serves as a potent warning, in today's conflict-ridden world, that without constant vigilance, compassion and decency, human beings descend into brutality.”
— BWW News Desk
“Teesri Duniya Theatre has a real winner on its hands with the Quebec premiere of Corpus, the award winning play with a unique storyline related to the Holocaust.
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— Mike Cohen, The Suburban