Theatre Parminou

Théâtre Parminou is a socially engaged theatre cooperative based in Victoriaville, Quebec. According to its official website, it has been touring throughout Quebec and elsewhere since 1973, and each of its plays is rooted in an authentic process aimed at promoting engaged, community-based theatre anchored in reality. Its productions use laughter and emotion to raise audience awareness of social issues. The company describes itself as the Coopérative des travailleuses et travailleurs de théâtre des Bois-Francs, socially engaged since 1973. Its repertoire includes productions for primary, secondary, adult and preschool audiences, addressing themes such as youth violence prevention, cyberbullying, fraud prevention among seniors, and work-study-life balance.

Théâtre Parminou is based in Victoriaville and, according to its official website, has been touring throughout Quebec and elsewhere since 1973. The site describes it as the Coopérative des travailleuses et travailleurs de théâtre des Bois-Francs, socially engaged since 1973. Its artistic director's message recounts first encountering the company thirty years earlier through a play on conjugal violence presented at his theatre school, followed by an interaction with the audience led by the actors, and describes the company as founded by a group of artists who built a cooperative of artists in the region over the years. The company presents productions for primary, secondary, adult and preschool audiences on social themes, and invites organizations to create plays with it to illustrate their concerns.

Engaged, community-based popular theatre that raises awareness of social issues through laughter and emotion.

• Cœur de porc-épic

  Primary school theatre production on preventing violence among youth.

• C'est à ton tour

  Secondary school theatre production on cyberbullying.

• En quête de votre argent

  Adult theatre production on preventing fraud among seniors.

• TRALALA

  Preschool theatre production described as an introduction to theatre.

• Trajectoires

  Secondary and adult theatre production described as an ode to solidarity in difficult times.

• Cent mille heures

  Secondary school theatre production on work-study-life balance.

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2. 2À proposparminou.com
3. 3Theatre Parminouwikidata.org