The Divine: A Play for Sarah Berhnardt was created for The Shaw Festival by Quebecois playwright Michel Marc Bouchard and translated into English by Linda Gaboriau. In some ways it is uniquely Canadian. But the power and passion that is brought to stage by the combined talents of the writer, director, and ensemble of actors will resonate with audiences around the world because it speaks so directly to the most fundamental issue of our time –
the corruption of and exploitation by the institutions we believed were created to protect and serve us. In this case, we are looking at the Roman Catholic Church at the turn of the century in Quebec, but the sense of loss and betrayal, the desperation, and the vulnerability felt at the hands of powerful institutions that control our lives is profound and timely.
http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/29757/shaw-festival-review-the-divine-a-play-for-sarah-berhnardt/
the corruption of and exploitation by the institutions we believed were created to protect and serve us. In this case, we are looking at the Roman Catholic Church at the turn of the century in Quebec, but the sense of loss and betrayal, the desperation, and the vulnerability felt at the hands of powerful institutions that control our lives is profound and timely.
http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/29757/shaw-festival-review-the-divine-a-play-for-sarah-berhnardt/