Créations In Vivo presents PATENTEUSES, a brand-new Franco-Ontarian musical.

Marielle, Lucile, Dorothée and Rita live in Saint-Cibole sometime in the nineteen-somethings. Trying to understand where their husbands keep disappearing to, they discover the existence of a powerful French-Canadian secret society reserved for men: La Patente. Founded in 1926 in Vanier, Ontario, this order operated in the shadows for nearly forty years to organize and protect French-Canadian heritage.

Our leading ladies disguise themselves as priests and infiltrate the order. That’s where they discover that heritage is in danger! Rather than staying home while everything is decided in secrecy and exclusion, they decide that heritage must be saved out loud, and set off on tour to sing it everywhere La Patente reigns.

Patenteuses, or a story of French-Canadian mafia, is a creation by Chloé Thériault (book and lyrics), Brian St-Pierre (music), Dillon Orr (direction), Jocelyn Todd (choreography), Kiki Coe (costumes). A musical of joyful revolution, true to the energy of Créations In Vivo, carried as much by the body as by the ears, between satire and Franco-Ontarian glitter. The work draws inspiration from the centennial of the Ordre de Jacques-Cartier (1926-1965), better known as La Patente, born in our own backyard, to propose a slightly different kind of commemoration.

General Admission : 40 $

Subscribers : 35 $

Students : 25 $

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Access for persons with mobility impairment

Yes

Free for Accompanying Person

Yes