AT the end of May, my translation of Rébecca Déraspe’s THOSE WHO HAVE VANISHED received a very fruitful workshop at Concordia University, led by Mindy Parfitt of Vancouver’s The Search Party Theatre and featuring an excellent Montreal cast. I look forward to a further design-focused workshop with The Search Party in 2027, looking toward a production of this powerful and award-winning play about the joys and costs of disappearing.
THOSE WHO HAVE VANISHED (French title: CEUX QUI SE SONT ÉVAPORÉS) translation workshop, May 2026. Standing L-R: Kathleen Stavert, Alain Goulem, Brian Dooley, director Mindy Parfitt, Julie Tamiko-Manning, and playwright Rébecca Déraspe. Kneeling L-R: Amelia Sargisson, Leanna Brodie.