Larry Tremblay(I)
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Larry Tremblay is a writer, director, actor and kathakali specialist. He is the author of thirty books and is one of Quebec's most frequently staged and translated playwrights. Critics and scholars praise the diversity of genres he explores in his work.
In 2001, his play The Ventriloquist had three separate productions, in Paris, Brussels and Montreal. The Montreal production, under the direction of Claude Poissant, garnered six "Gala des Masques" nominations, including Best New Play, and won the Masque for Best Production. The Ventriloquist, already translated into eight languages, was recently produced in Torino, Mexico, Toronto, Ottawa, Bucarest and London (U.K.).
Thanks to an uninterrupted succession of new plays (Anatomy Lesson, Ogre, The Dragonfly of Chicoutimi, The Genie of Drolet Street, Blue Hands, Soap, Bagpipes, Panda Panda) Tremblay's work continues to earn international recognition. A Chair in love, created with composer John Metcalf, was one of four plays presented on stage in Montreal in 2006 and was preceded by Three Seconds when the Seine Stopped Flowing, Tales of a Heart, and The Axe which he also directed.
In 2007, he shared the stage with Carl Béchard performing in two of his shorter plays A Trick of Fate and The Trouble with Me.
His novel, The Bicycle Eater, published by Leméac, was unanimously praised by the critics, won the Prix Roman 2003 at the Salon du Livre in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and was a finalist for the Governor General's Award. In 2006, he was awarded the Canada Council Prize for his contribution to theatre. The prestigious French publisher, Gallimard Paris, published Piercing, a collection of three of his short stories.
In 2008, Abraham Lincoln Goes to the Theatre premiered at Espace Go in Montreal, directed by Claude Poissant (Théâtre Pàp), and was nominated for the Best Production 2007-2008 (Montreal) by the Quebec Critics' Association.
Larry Tremblay was a finalist in 2008 and in 2011 for the Siminovitch Prize. In 2010, in Calgary, the Alberta Theatre Project produced Abraham Lincoln Goes the Theatre, under the direction of Bob White. The same year, his play The Dragonfly of Chicoutimi was directed by Claude Poissant at the Festival TransAmériques (FTA), in Montreal.
In 2012, the SACD (Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques), in partnership with France Culture, awarded his play, War Cantata, the Prix SADC for best world play written in French. It also won the CEAD (Centre des auteurs dramatiques) award, Le Prix Michel Tremblay, for the best play written in Quebec in 2012.
His play Child Object was also staged in 2012 in Quebec City by Christian Lapointe. In addition to his work in theatre, Larry Tremblay recently published three novels earning high critical acclaim: The Obese Christ (2012).
In 2014, The Orange Grove won the « Prix des Libraires du Québec », the « Prix littéraire des enseignants» and Le prix des collégiens in 2015 The Orange Grove has been published in 15 countries to date. Both The Orange Grove and The Obese Christ are presently under option for cinematographic adaptations.
Fall 2016: 4 new works were published: L'Impureté, (Impurity) a novel which is already in the top 10 French language books of 2016, Même pas vrai, an illustrated novel, and two plays: Le Garçon au visage disparu,(The Boy With The Missing Face) and Le Joker (The Joker).
In Spring 2017, The Orange Grove was awarded two international prizes: The Euregio (Student literary prize for Germany, Benelux and Netherlands) and The Folio Student Prize in France. Pereine Press published The Orange Grove in England in June 2017.
Larry taught acting and dramatic writing until 2009 and is associated professor at the Theatre School in Montreal.
In 2001, his play The Ventriloquist had three separate productions, in Paris, Brussels and Montreal. The Montreal production, under the direction of Claude Poissant, garnered six "Gala des Masques" nominations, including Best New Play, and won the Masque for Best Production. The Ventriloquist, already translated into eight languages, was recently produced in Torino, Mexico, Toronto, Ottawa, Bucarest and London (U.K.).
Thanks to an uninterrupted succession of new plays (Anatomy Lesson, Ogre, The Dragonfly of Chicoutimi, The Genie of Drolet Street, Blue Hands, Soap, Bagpipes, Panda Panda) Tremblay's work continues to earn international recognition. A Chair in love, created with composer John Metcalf, was one of four plays presented on stage in Montreal in 2006 and was preceded by Three Seconds when the Seine Stopped Flowing, Tales of a Heart, and The Axe which he also directed.
In 2007, he shared the stage with Carl Béchard performing in two of his shorter plays A Trick of Fate and The Trouble with Me.
His novel, The Bicycle Eater, published by Leméac, was unanimously praised by the critics, won the Prix Roman 2003 at the Salon du Livre in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and was a finalist for the Governor General's Award. In 2006, he was awarded the Canada Council Prize for his contribution to theatre. The prestigious French publisher, Gallimard Paris, published Piercing, a collection of three of his short stories.
In 2008, Abraham Lincoln Goes to the Theatre premiered at Espace Go in Montreal, directed by Claude Poissant (Théâtre Pàp), and was nominated for the Best Production 2007-2008 (Montreal) by the Quebec Critics' Association.
Larry Tremblay was a finalist in 2008 and in 2011 for the Siminovitch Prize. In 2010, in Calgary, the Alberta Theatre Project produced Abraham Lincoln Goes the Theatre, under the direction of Bob White. The same year, his play The Dragonfly of Chicoutimi was directed by Claude Poissant at the Festival TransAmériques (FTA), in Montreal.
In 2012, the SACD (Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques), in partnership with France Culture, awarded his play, War Cantata, the Prix SADC for best world play written in French. It also won the CEAD (Centre des auteurs dramatiques) award, Le Prix Michel Tremblay, for the best play written in Quebec in 2012.
His play Child Object was also staged in 2012 in Quebec City by Christian Lapointe. In addition to his work in theatre, Larry Tremblay recently published three novels earning high critical acclaim: The Obese Christ (2012).
In 2014, The Orange Grove won the « Prix des Libraires du Québec », the « Prix littéraire des enseignants» and Le prix des collégiens in 2015 The Orange Grove has been published in 15 countries to date. Both The Orange Grove and The Obese Christ are presently under option for cinematographic adaptations.
Fall 2016: 4 new works were published: L'Impureté, (Impurity) a novel which is already in the top 10 French language books of 2016, Même pas vrai, an illustrated novel, and two plays: Le Garçon au visage disparu,(The Boy With The Missing Face) and Le Joker (The Joker).
In Spring 2017, The Orange Grove was awarded two international prizes: The Euregio (Student literary prize for Germany, Benelux and Netherlands) and The Folio Student Prize in France. Pereine Press published The Orange Grove in England in June 2017.
Larry taught acting and dramatic writing until 2009 and is associated professor at the Theatre School in Montreal.