Subsequently toured Quebec. The play was nominated for a Governor General's Award , 1998. Translated by Judith Thompson and presented in April 2000 by Tarragon Theatre directed by Jackie Maxwell, with Brandon McGibbon, Tony Nappo and Jane Spidell. The play, a quiet drama after the drama, had a devastating impact on audiences and critics. Johanne and Mario have lost their child.
Time has past.
The wounds have not healed. Watching this working-class couple's often hilarious struggle is a young Gay man who works in the convenience store behind which the couple lives. He becomes the keeper of the secrets of everyone. The plot is lean. Actions, often ridiculously out of place, substitute for text.