Sarah Berthiaume is an actor and author. Her first play, The Flood Thereafter, won the Égregore prize in 2006. Some of her other works include Disparitions, Villes Mortes, and Les Orphelins de Madrid. She is the co-founder of Abat-Jour Théâtre, and a writer for Télé-Québec's show, Tactik.
Translations by Nadine Desrochers include four plays by Sarah Berthiaume, two of which, The Flood Thereafter (Talisman Theatre, 2010) and Yukonstyle (Playwrights Canada Press, 2014), were part of Canadian Stage's 2013/2014 season; Marilyn Perreault's Rock, Paper, Jackknife . . .
(Talisman Theatre, 2009; Playwrights Canada Press, 2010) and BUS STOPS (Théâtre I. N. K./Centaur Theatre, 2016); and Billy (The Days of Howling) by Fabien Cloutier (Talisman, 2014; A Play, A Pie and a Pint, Traverse Theatre/Òran Mór, Scotland). Her translation of The Medea Effect by Suzie Bastien (hotINK festival, New York, and Talisman Theatre, 2012) won the 2013 META Award for Outstanding New Translation.
(Talisman Theatre, 2009; Playwrights Canada Press, 2010) and BUS STOPS (Théâtre I. N. K./Centaur Theatre, 2016); and Billy (The Days of Howling) by Fabien Cloutier (Talisman, 2014; A Play, A Pie and a Pint, Traverse Theatre/Òran Mór, Scotland). Her translation of The Medea Effect by Suzie Bastien (hotINK festival, New York, and Talisman Theatre, 2012) won the 2013 META Award for Outstanding New Translation.
