Pierre Flynn

Using archival documents, fictions, current accounts, and excerpts from a theatrical creation, Paul Tana paints a nuanced portrait of the Italians of Montreal. From the first waves of immigration at the beginning of the century to the men and women taken to a prisoner of war camps during World War II, to the hardships and joys of building vibrant lives in Montréal. Caffè Italia Montréal chronicles a significant chapter in Canada’s history.

Loosely based on Bram Stoker’s novel, the musical traces the journey of a warrior-prince from the Middle Ages to the mid-21st century. Out of love for a woman suspected of harbouring what is said to be the ‘scourge of the devil’, the prince accepts eternal damnation. However, the murder of his beloved plunges him into despair. Condemned to wander for eternity, he searches tirelessly for the soul of the woman for whom he sacrificed everything… and without whom he can find no rest.