United Players Of Vancouver
by Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Adam Henderson
André and Madeleine have been in love for over fifty years. This weekend, as their daughters visit, something feels unusual. A bunch of flowers arrives, but who sent it? A woman from the past turns up, but who is she? And why does André feel like he isn’t there at all?
Dates: January 17 – February 9, 2025
Times: Thurs-Fri at 8:00 pm, first & third Saturdays at 8 pm, second and fourth Saturdays at 2 pm, Sundays at 2:00 pm, closing on February 9.
Preview: January 16 ($15.00)
Opening: January 17
Talkbacks: Thursday, January 23 and Sunday, January 26
Matinées: All Sundays (Jan 19, 26; Feb 2, 15), two Saturdays (Jan 25; Feb 8)
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by Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton
DIRECTED BY
Adam Henderson
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CAST
André – Jerry Wasserman*
Madelaine – Christine McBeathǂ
Anne – Deborah Vieyra
Élise – Jade Prechelt
A Woman – Cara McDowellǂǂ
Paul – Andy Oshima
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PRODUCTION TEAM
Production Manager – Nancy Caldwell
Technical Director – Cristian Twist
Set Design – Emily Dotson
Head Carpenter – Bruce Suttie
Lighting Design – Ben Paul
Sound Design – Adam Henderson
Sound Engineer – Rick Colhoun
Props Design – Sadie Quinn
Costume Design – Julie White
Stage Manager – Emma Graveson
Assistant Stage Manager – Sadie Quinn
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*The participation of Jerry Wasserman is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.
ǂMember of British Equity.
ǂǂAppearing by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.
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Florian Zeller is a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. He came to prominence with his third novel, The Fascination of Evil, which was awarded the Prix Goncourt (an esteemed French literary prize). His 2012 play, The Father, won the Molière Award for Best Play and was subsequently translated into English by Christopher Hampton. The English translation garnered critical acclaim both on Broadway and the West End, and was adapted into the 2020 film of the same name. Zeller and Hampton shared the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for their work on the film. Zeller’s 2017 play, The Truth, won the Olivier Award for Best Comedy, and his subsequent plays include The Height of the Storm (2018), The Mother (2019) and The Son (2019).
Christopher Hampton’s plays, musicals and translations have won many awards including four Tonys and three Oliviers. Prizes for his screenplays include an Oscar, Hollywood Screenwriter of the Year and awards at the Cannes and Venice film festivals. Plays include Appomattox, The Talking Cure, Tales from Hollywood, The Philanthropist, Savages, Total Eclipse; adaptations from novels Youth Without God (Horvath), Embers (Marai), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Laclos); plus translations of plays by Chekhov, Ibsen, Moliere, Horvath, Yasmina Reza and Florian Zeller. Screenplays include Dangerous Liaisons, Atonement, A Dangerous Method, Carrington, The Secret Agent and Imagining Argentina, the last three of which he also directed.
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