Three sons mercilessly air their dirty laundry Down Dangerous Passes Road at La Chapelle.

Talisman Theater presents at La Chapelle until November 15th. the English translation (Linda Gaboriau) of Michel Marc Bouchard's play Down Dangerous Passes Road.

Three (3) brothers take a quick drive to Dangerous Passes Road hours prior to the kid brother's wedding. Trapped in an eternal moment of deja-vu and struggling to get out of an emotional vortex, the three are forced to confront the memory of the death of their father fifteen years earlier. Dealing with mortality is an incredibly emotional experience; the use of language, imagery, physicality and poetry delivered throughout the play is raw forcing the audience to live through this experience with them. The contrast between the beauty of the environment and the harsh realities of life and death add a human voice to the struggle for closure and immortality. The Play highlights the relationships that shape our lives and make up who each of us eventually become.

Three (3) powerhouse performances are delivered by: Marcelo Arroyo (Ambrose, Patrick Costello (Carl), and Graham Cuthbertson (Victor)... This a powerful text and character driven production, no need for any tricks or treats hear. Not having ever had any siblings myself I am always fascinated by the push-pull relationships in family units. (We can choose our friends but not our family.) The Play deals with perception, unspoken truths and invisible acts and gestures of love and their potential misinterpretation ... how we can often be too cruel and how easy it is to be unkind to those whom we love and those who love us in return; all the while reminding us of how fragile and short life can be reminding us to live in and for every moment, relishing life, valuing those in surrounding us in our lives, and not putting off to tomorrow what should be said today.

Set and lights and visuals are all adequate as is the use of space. The text and performances stand strongly on their own. The picky pen would have gone with less of a backdrop decor and added a tree stump and a log or two instead.

Go see it!