Albertine in Five Times

by Michel Tremblay

In one of his most daring theatrical achievements, Michel Tremblay presents the story of one woman, Albertine, at five different times in her life. The older Albertines warn the younger ones of what is to come--"We all depend on you," Albertine at 70 says to Albertine at 30--and the younger Albertines are passionate and full of explanations. Together, the five Albertines provide a moving portrait of an extraordinary "ordinary" woman in this Chalmers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889222347
• ISBN13: 9780889222342
• Release Date: February 1986
• Publisher: Talonbooks
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

What a good play should be

Most inventively, Tremblay sets the same character, Albertine, at five distinc periods of her life. Thus, five actresses will each play Albertine at a certain age and react with one another. This idea alone is worth the price, but has genuine directions takes place and crafted acting moves-in, the hidden textual pearls of wisdom will remind you that the ones who think only Shakespear had genius are trully insignificant snobs. (and I taught they were all guillotined in 1789. Best of all, the text and ideas brought forward are as universal as can be. Glenn St-Yves