Documenting theatre productions

Purpose

RAPPELS was created in 2016 following the initiative of the group Théâtres associés (T.A.I.) inc.
The Association des diffuseurs spécialisés en théâtre (ADST) and Théâtres Unis Enfance Jeunesse (TUEJ) collaborated afterwards to include shows presented or produced by their members. RAPPELS is developed in stages, having taken 1948 as its starting point when Quebec’s oldest and still active professional company was founded: Théâtre du Rideau Vert.

How to navigate ​
Navigating the site and conducting searches can be done in various ways from the “Search” interface. An index of work titles, authors and directors as well as another of people having carried out other functions as part of a production are found in as many distinct sections; there is also an index of companies. Hyperlinks to a production’s program or poster appear in many search results.

Caution
The works’ titles, as well as the names and descriptions of characters, appear as the authors worded them at the time of their production and as they could be read in the programs. Reflections of their time, they could offend the sensitivity of someone reading them today.

Partners
The Centre de recherche interuniversitaire sur la littérature et la culture au Québec (CRILCQ) and Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) have been partners of the RAPPELS project since its inception.

Status
RAPPELS was set up as a not for profit organization in the fall of 2019, under the name “Rappels, la mémoire du théâtre au Québec."