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Traducteur(s) Richard Lebeau (Auteur masculin) Nombre de personnages 3 Personnage(s), 1 Femme(s), 2 Homme(s), 3 Acteur(s) |  |
Original - Original en français par Gaëtan Brulotte sous le titre de Le client [2001] (Éditions Lansman, Belgique, 2001) 13,95$
- Compagnie La Patience, mai 2001
- Ce texte a été présenté en lecture publique par le CEAD, hors la Semaine de la dramaturgie, en 2002.
Résumé Meticulously assembled from seventy individual parts, a violin is a world unto itself. Mac's dimly lit shop contains an entire universe composed of many such worlds. With no successor in sight, what will become of the old instrument maker's rare violins, his transcendent tools, the workshop itself, and yes, what will become of Melanie, his constant companion? Situated somewhere between reality and fantasy, this play explores the search for perfection as a passing client comes to know the unique passion that these violins invoke.
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- Décor: SETTING
(A suggestion)
The ceilingless interior of a violin maker's strange workspace composed of unusual angles. This workspace also serves as a somewhat surreal shop. Chests of drawers, stacked one upon the other, line the walls with some, perhaps suggested, extending upwards until they disappear from view. A stepladder on wheels provides access to them.
Some fifty violins are on display, or their presence suggested, with some suspended in the air in the middle of the room and others hanging every which way on the empty walls. Two of these violins rest in a case that sits on one of two chests of drawers stationed on either side of an arched doorway stage right. An old turntable sits upon the other. Three straight-backed chairs complete the furnishings.
The entrance to the shop is stage left. There could be a window here in which there is a cardboard notice that reads, in reverse, “Violins for Sale”. Stage right, a narrow, arched doorway leads to what is understood to be the violin maker's private lodgings in the back of the shop. A black curtain covers this doorway symbolically separating the private from the public space. On the wall, to the left of this arched doorway, there is an old-style hot water radiator, painted red, hanging askew as a picture would if hung by one of its corners.
When this play was first staged, the set consisted of only two chests of drawers stage left, one on either side of the entrance. A large piece of fabric, painted to resemble a windowed wall, served as the back of the workshop. Stage right, the fabric was rolled up into a large cylinder that represented the private area of the shop, thus suggesting a spiral of encirclement that recurs throughout the play and is reflected in gestures and movements. The violins were all hung in the centre of the stage except for two which rested against the fabric background (and the two in their case).
- Caractéristiques des personnages: CHARACTERS
MAC HART: elderly but passionate, with a maniacal voice both energetic and imposing.
THE CLIENT: in his thirties, guileless and, as if in a state of interiorized panic, nervous and unsure of himself.
MELANIE: in her thirties, disabled, short-cropped hair, uncoordinated motor functions.
Extrait « MAC: Like! Like is not the word for it! It's madness! I've dedicated my whole life to them. […] … Do I like violins? My dear sir, I love violins! All my life, I've made enormous sacrifices for this instrument. You see, it is my sole passion and has replaced everything else. I've never led a normal life, I mean like everyone else does. […] (In a low voice as if to prevent someone from overhearing him.) I never married, for example, as I was already married to my violins. (Short laugh) You see, I had no love left to give to anyone. Do you understand? »
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