Behaviour
Mar 20, 2021 - Mar 21, 2021
| Online
The Segal Centre presents
A theatrical reading of
BEHAVIOUR
A Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal production
An exploration of gender, power, labour, and abuse.
Written by Darrah Teitel
Directed by Emma Tibaldo
Behaviour will be read on-site at the Segal Centre, and live-streamed three times, on March 20th and 21th, 2021.
Behaviour is the story of Mara, a woman who seems to be living her dream: she has a career in politics where she is making a difference, and she’s in love with an artist who challenges norms. But what lurks underneath is devastating. With humour, precision, and unrelenting honesty, Behaviour probes at what we accept as normal. The play challenges our acceptance of existing structures, exploring the interplay between power and abuse. Behaviour reflects the world as we experience it, where speaking out against sexual abuse is the abnormal act.
This play comes at a time when dismantling gender and labour hierarchies has never been more important. Teitel has set her play on the Hill, where workers are particularly vulnerable to power imbalances. Behaviour shouts out against the normalized silence against abuse, to the point that Teitel says, “what is abnormal is speaking out against it.” This reading, then, is an attempt to say out loud what usually remains unspoken.
The play premiered at the Great Canadian Theatre Company as a coproduction with SpiderWebShow. Behaviour was developed in collaboration with Playwrights' Workshop Montréal through a variety of programs, including the Gros Morne Playwrights’ Residency.
Dates
Saturday, March 20 at 5:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 21 at 4:00 p.m.
Tickets
Pay What You Can (PWYC)
Content Advisory
The Segal Centre believes that our patrons can determine what is distressing, triggering, or offensive for themselves, and what is appropriate for their children. We prefer not to set specific age-based restrictions but, rather, offer content advisories for each show. Of course, should you be unsure based on the advisories, please contact us and we will be happy to help you with your decision.
Resources
If you or someone you know is a victim of abuse, here are a few resources that could help you:
SOS violence conjugale: 1-800-363-9010 or http://www.sosviolenceconjugale.ca/
Your neighbourhood CLSC: (Info-santé: 8-1-1) http://www.santemontreal.qc.ca/en
CAVAC (crime victim assistance centre) : http://www.cavac.qc.ca
To find a domestic violence service near you, visit: https://www.domesticshelters.org/help/qc
Auberge Shalom pour femmes (A centre for women in abusive relationships and their children): 514-731-0833 or https://aubergeshalom.org/
To report domestic violence, contact your local police department (in French): https://www.securitepublique.gouv.qc.ca/police/bottin.html
The SPVM also gathered a list of resources for domestic and intrafamily violence: https://spvm.qc.ca/en/Fiches/Details/Domestic-and-Intrafamily-Violence
For more information and resources about domestic violence, visit Santé Montréal section on that topic: https://santemontreal.qc.ca/en/public/advice-and-prevention/spousal-violence/
Quebec suicide prevention hotline, available 24/7: 1-866-APPELLE [277-3553]
Quebec digital Service for suicide prevention: www.suicide.ca