Crime Against Humanity
by Geneviève Billette, trans.
Bobby Theodore
In an industrialist’s office, over
the course of two hours, a scene is played out which will
determine the fate of his company’s growth. Wanting
to expand his factory and maximise production—and create
300 much-needed jobs—the Industrialist attempts to buy
his neighbour (and employee) Kalr’s land. But Kalr isn’t
easily convinced and the ensuing negotiations turn sour, potentially
destroying the Industrialist’s family unit.
Crime Against Humanity comes to
us from a promising and powerful voice. Geneviéve Billette’s
writing is direct, cutting, disconcerting, and extreme, yet
has a subtle lyricism and remarkable theatricality.
“A strange, fascinating, and at times
unsettling work that rides the line between black humour and
a call to rebellion.” —Montreal, Voir
“A seductive Kafkaesque eruption…,
an acid etched text…, precise up to the last comma.
A play based on metaphor yet still manages to tell a story.”
—Montreal, La Presse
“An intense and promising first play.
…This unusual and shocking universe is full of scathing
dialogue.” —Montreal, Voir
“Layer after layer, a musing
on what attracts human beings to power… a black and
satirical comedy, written with insight and intelligence.”
—Montreal, La Presse
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