Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- I: Politics, Religion, and the Early Theatre: From New France to Early Canada -- Theatre in New France -- English and French in Lower Canada -- Rising Nationalism -- The Difficult Years -- II: The Duplessis Era: From the Dark Ages to a Coming of Age -- Social and Cultural Conservatism -- Actors, Directors, and Theatre Companies -- Plays and Playwrights -- Gratien Gélinas -- Jacques Languirand -- Marcel Dubé -- III: The Quiet Revolution: Nationalism and Québec Drama -- New Directions -- Form and Content -- Robert Gurik -- Françoise Loranger -- Michel Tremblay -- IV: Theatre in Modern Québec: Permanence and Change -- Expanding Horizons -- Revolutionary Theatre Groups -- The Focus of Drama -- Jean Barbeau -- Jean-Claude Germain -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z