Hélène Pedneault

Hélène Pedneault was well known in Québec not only as a playwright but as a songwriter and musical collaborator; her shows with Sylvie Tremblay, Michel Robert and Marie-Claire Seguin drew sellout crowds. She was also well respected as an essayist, a journalist for Radio Canada and Radio Québec, and a columnist — especially popular was her landmark column “Chroniques Deliquantes” which appeared in the feminist magazine La Vie en Rose. Pedneault made her theatrical debut with La Deposition (Evidence to the Contrary). Critics hailed it as an immediate success.