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SUMMARY:The Sound of Dogs
DESCRIPTION:An Imago Theatre and The Sound of Dogs Collective Co-Production \nCentaur Theatre’s Brave New Looks Selection for 2026/27 \nThe World Premiere of \nTHE SOUND OF DOGS \nBy Jennifer Roberts \nDirected by Micheline Chevrier and Pamela Witcher \nOctober 1–10\, 2026 at Centaur Theatre \n  \nTickets: \nRegular: $34\nArts Worker/Senior: $25\nPay-What-You-Decide tickets available for all performances\, starting at $5 \nReceive 10% off your booking when you book a group of 10 or more \nApproximate runtime: 90 minutes\, followed by a 20 minute talkback with an invited guest (no talkbacks on opening night). \n\nGet tickets here. \n  \nAbout the Play: \nWhat’s it like to have Deaf parents? A wry investigation. \nCODA is a hearing child of Deaf parents. She has always seen her life as normal despite being told otherwise. Again. And again. And again. \nIn an attempt to explain her life to curious outsiders\, CODA invites us into her world\, as she traces the not-so-distant histories that have shaped her family and community. Through Deaf cultural storytelling and humour\, she shares personal stories and pushes back against the assumptions made about her parents. \nBlending American Sign Language\, spoken English\, and movement within a vivid digital landscape\, THE SOUND OF DOGS builds a layered world of expression and connection. Both intimate and expansive\, it celebrates the beauty and complexity of Deaf culture (with a touch of mischief). \nTHE SOUND OF DOGS was developed in collaboration with Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal. \nLearn more here. \nJennifer Roberts is a Montreal Playwright and Actor who has been at Imago and a part of our Creators Circle with THE SOUND OF DOGS. Director Micheline Chevrier was a previous Artistic and Executive Director of Imago Theatre\, most recently directing our award winning production of Redbone Coonhound. \nBoth Roberts and Chevrier collaborated with Imago on Upside Down – a series of narrative and documentary films that explore accessibility\, digital theatre\, and the creation process. Upside Down is available to stream for free on our website and is a great companion piece to THE SOUND OF DOGS.
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LOCATION:Centaur Theatre\, 453 St. Francois-Xavier\, Montreal\, Quebec\, HZY 2T1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Everclear by Jennifer DeLeskie
DESCRIPTION:On October 8 at 7 pm\, join Jennifer DeLeskie for the launch of her debut novel\, Everclear\, at Montreal’s Pulp Books & Café\, in conversation with author Su J. Sokol. \nEverclear\, a YA near-future thriller set in Eeyou Istchee\, northern Québec\, follows 16-year-old Kai Mendelsohn\, a girl raised inside an extractive\, homogenizing system. When her father disappears\, she is forced out of the compound and into the wider world\, where she begins to confront the consequences of the society that shaped her—and the possibility of another way. \nLibrairie Pulp Books & Café\n3952 Rue Wellington\n Verdun\, Montréal\, QC \nPulp is wheelchair accessible\, including an accessible washroom\, and is a short walk from de l’Église metro station.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-everclear-by-jennifer-deleskie/
LOCATION:Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe\, 3952 Wellington Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4G1V3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Fragile Like a Bomb\, translated by Natalia Hero
DESCRIPTION:Not fragile like a flower\, fragile like a bomb.” \nJoin us for the launch of Fragile Like a Bomb by Catherine Fred Lavarenne\, translated by Natalia Hero. \nABOUT THE BOOK\nStéphanie is recruited by a left-wing provincial party to run in their upcoming elections. After a surprise victory she is\, despite her inexperience\, appointed Québec’s Minister of Culture. As she navigates her new role\, a wave of #MeToo denunciations erupts in the literary world. Stéphanie begins to make connections between her own experiences and those of the survivors daring to speak out. Fragile Like a Bomb is a powerful\, illuminating novel that reveals how men’s violence against women is both intimate and institutional\, shaping everything from personal memory to public culture. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR & TRANSLATOR\nCatherine Fred Lavarenne has worked as a college instructor\, a political attaché for the City of Montréal\, and a project manager for rights advocacy at the Québec LGBT Council. Her first novel\, Quelques lieux de Constance\, was published by Héliotrope in 2018. Fragile Like a Bomb is her second novel. She lives in Montreal. \nNatalia Hero is a Montreal-based writer and literary translator. Her debut novella\, Hum\, was published in 2018 by Metatron Press. Her translations include Valid: Dystopian Autofiction by Chris Bergeron\, Thirty by Marie Darsigny\, In the End They Told Them All to Get Lost by Laurence Leduc-Primeau\, and God’s Zoo by Pablo Urbanyi.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-fragile-like-a-bomb-translated-by-natalia-hero/
LOCATION:L’Euguélionne Bookstore\, 1426 Rue Beaudry\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2L 3E5\, Canada
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