Slide show of production shots from La Sagouine
Opportunity of a Lifetime
Viola Léger still takes her time to enter into character every night
by Sarah Deshaies
After 40 years and over 2,000 performances, you can be forgiven for forgetting about the formidable actress in a one-woman play. You forget you’re seeing Viola Léger, actress, performing La Sagouine, character, and get immersed in a story that’s part of the Canadian canon.
A washerwoman stands before you and she’s ready to share with you her life’s wisdom. La Sagouine is a 72-year-old who’s seen everything - loss, war, good and hard times - without having left her small Acadian fishing village.
