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Posted: Tuesday March 23, 2010

Normand Chaurette

Normand Chaurette was born in Montreal in 1954. His published plays include: Rêve d’une nuit d’hôpital; Provincetown Playhouse, juillet 1919, j’avais 19 ans; Fêtes d’autome; La Société de Métis; and The Queens (Talonbooks 1998). Fragments of a Farewell Letter Read by Geologists (Talonbooks 1998) was nominated for a Governor General’s Award in 1987 and won the Prix de l’Association québécoise des critiques de théâtre for Best Play Produced in 1988. His novel, Scènes d’enfants, was nominated for a 1989 Governor General’s Award. Chaurette’s plays have been showcased or produced in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Banff, New York, Paris, Brussels and Florence, as well as in Zaire and the Congo. His most recent play, available from Talonbooks, is All the Verdis of Venice (2000).

LATEST Normand Chaurette NEWS

November 2010 : Congrats on the GG, Linda Gaboriau!

BOOK AWARDS

The Queens

Winner of the 1993 The Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award

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QUOTES OF NOTE

The Concise Köchel

The situation and dialogue are intriguing…The play may be difficult, but Chaurette’s unnerving climax should lead to heated and extended discussions in the lobby after the play is over
— Stage Directions

The Concise Köchel
Normand Chaurette
Translated by Linda Gaboriau
Drama

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All the Verdis of Venice
Normand Chaurette
Translated by Linda Gaboriau
Drama

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The Queens
Normand Chaurette
Translated by Linda Gaboriau
Drama

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Fragments of a Farewell Letter Read by Geologists
Normand Chaurette
Translated by Linda Gaboriau
Drama

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