Once upon a time there was a small piece of wood…
Following the internationally acclaimed Alice in Wonderland, Tout à Trac now revisits Collodi’s tale about the world’s most famous puppet: Pinocchio.
Born from a talking piece of wood carved by the old Geppetto, the rebellious, cheeky and careless Pinocchio discovers the meaning of growing up through a thousand trials. To become a real boy, he will have to face Mangiafuoco, the terrible Puppet Master, suffer the malice of the Fox and his sidekick, the Cat, escape from Toyland and save his father from the belly of the giant fish!
Pinocchio from Tout à Trac is another amazing journey into the heart of childhood and imagination…
Pinocchio is a production of Tout à Trac, in coproduction with Place des Arts and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.
Calendar
| City | Venue | Date |
| Rimouski, Qc | Spect'Art Rimouski, Salle Desjardins-Telus | October 1-3, 2023 |
| Burlington, On | The Burlington Performing Arts Centre | November 13-14, 2023 |
| Gatineau, Qc | Carrefour Culturel ESTacade, Salle Desjardins | CANCELLED |
| Shawinigan, Qc | Salle Philippe-Fillion | December 5-6, 2023 |
| Ahuntsic, Qc | Maison de la culture Ahuntsic | December 16, 2023 |
| Sainte-Thérèse, Qc | Théâtre Lionel-Groulx | April 14-17, 2024 |
| Queens, NY | Queens Theatre | April 27, 2024 |
Actors
| Marie-Hélène Bélanger Krystel Descary Milva Ménard Marie-Eve Milot Catherine Ruel |
Pinocchio | |
| Émilie St-Germain Milva Ménard Audrey Talbot Sarah Laurendeau |
The Cat, Candlewick, The Blue Fairy | |
| Michel Daviau Gabriel De Santis-Caron Christian Perrault Isabeau Proulx-Lemire |
The Fox, The Jolly Man | |
| Claude Tremblay Philippe Robert |
Geppetto, Talking Cricket, Mangiafuoco, Misbehaving Boy |
Conceptors
| Playwright and director | Hugo Bélanger |
| English translator | Bobby Theodore |
| Assistant stage director | Josianne Dicaire |
| Set and costumes design | Patrice Charbonneau-Brunelle |
| Lighting design | Luc Prairie |
| Original music and sound design | Patrice d'Aragon |
| Masks design | Marie-Pier Fortier |
| Puppet design - Pinocchio and The Jolly Man | Marie-Pierre Simard |
| Props design | Joannie d'Amours |
| Makeup design | Maryse Gosselin |
| Production manager and technical director | Michel Tremblay |
Collaborators
| Voice coach | Carl Poliquin |
| English coach | Julia Lenardon |
| Stage manager - creation | Jean-François Patoine |
| Assistant technical director | Vincent Prairie |
| Costumes assistant | Geneviève Bouchard |
| Assistant stage director – tours | Julie Lussier |
| Research and development - Pinocchio’s nose | Denis Tremblay Isabelle Fortin Alexandre Plomteux |
| 3D Printing | Axis Proto |
| 3D Scan | Fablab |
| Set construction – steel structures | Aciers Trans Rol |
| Scenic painting | Patrice Charbonneau-Brunelle Josée Bergeron-Proulx Angela Rassenti |
| Seamstresses | Élise Leroy Maude Viens Maude Boisvert |
| Musicians | Guillaume Bourque (clarinette) Gaëtan Daigneault (orgue Hammond B3) |
| Photographer | Jérémie Battaglia |
| Nashville Reading Cast | Carolyn German (director) David Compton Mary Tanner Bailey Keri Pisapia Patrick Waller |
Public
6 to 10 years old
Status
On tour
Resources
In the Medias
«A dense and fabulously directed one-hour performance (…) Pinocchio remains first and foremost a thrilling and entertaining voyage into an imaginary world. (…) Hugo Bélanger yet again demonstrates his mastery of the craft in bringing together this huge and highly talented cast and crew.»
La Presse
« (...) finely crafted Théâtre Tout à Trac production (…) Every detail is artfully executed in this disarming retelling of a classic tale (…) While the targeting age range is probably 5 to 12, adults are not likely to be bored. »
The Gazette
«Tout à Trac takes this classic and turns it into an original and creative entertainment experience for the whole family.»
Le Journal de Montréal
« (…) Hugo Bélanger and his team were able to put it all together convincingly through the use of industrial revolution inspired imagery (…) This is a job well done with an original twist (…) What a treat!»
Le Devoir