Show Details
BLINDSIDE (known as ANGLE MORT in French) is a critically acclaimed solo performance by Stéphanie Morin-Robert that offers an intimate and humorous look at her life growing up with a glass eye. This deeply personal and wildly entertaining show combines comedy, dance, and storytelling to tackle themes of identity, self-acceptance, and resilience. With candid humor and striking vulnerability, Stéphanie shares her unique childhood experiences, inviting audiences to laugh, reflect, and celebrate human differences. BLINDSIDE has captivated international audiences, earning standing ovations, five-star reviews, and multiple awards for its poignant, powerful storytelling.
Content Notes
Audience Participation
English Audio Description is available. To access the audio description please RSVP emma@ottawafringe.com. For more information about how the audio described performance will work click here.
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Text, Directed, Designed and Performed by Stéphanie Morin-Robert
Adaptation of audio, lighting and projection design by Jaymez
External Eye by Jocelyn Sioui
English translation of the show by Faustin Lasnier
Further adapted by Stéphanie Morin-Robert
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “EXPERT PHYSICAL COMEDY AND IMPECCABLE TIMING.” -CBC
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “HEARTWARMING REMINDER OF THE POWER OF EMBRACING WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE.” -Vue Weekly
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ”FUNNY, VULNERABLE, AND SWEET. PHENOMENAL AND NOT TO BE MISSED!” -Inside Ottawa
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ”MORIN-ROBERT’S GREATEST STRENGTH IS THAT SHE MAKES YOU, THE AUDIENCE MEMBER, FALL IN LOVE WITH HER. SHE TELLS HER STORY IN AN INTOXICATING WAY – BRINGING THE AUDIENCE TO A CRESCENDO OF LAUGHTER, ONLY TO KNOCK THE WIND OUT OF YOUR EMOTIONAL SAILS AND HAVE YOU ON THE VERGE OF TEARS.” -Theatre In London
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “A TRIUMPH OF STORYTELLING. GO. GO. GO.” -CM Montreal “WE LAUGHED UNTIL WE CRIED, AND CRIED UNTIL WE LAUGHED” -Montreal Times “EVERYONE MUST SEE THIS SHOW.” -CTV “A WARM, POIGNANT AND VERY FUNNY STORY” -London Free Press
Prix de la critique from the Association québécoise des critiques de théâtre (AQCT) – BLINDSIDE won in the category of “Meilleur spectacle hors Québec” for the 2022-2023 season.
Patrion’s Pick / Holdover show, Orlando Fringe, 2022 (BLACKEYE)
VULNERABILITY AWARD, Orlando Fringe, 2019, 2022, 2023 (BLINDSIDE, MERKIN SISTERS, BLACKEYE)
MOTH STORYSLAM CHAMPION, NEW YORK, NYC, 2018
Best Clown, Montreal,QC, 2017 (MERKIN SISTERS)
Best Cast, London Fringe, 2016 (BUSHEL AND PECK)
Most Outstanding Production, London Fringe Festival, 2016 (BLINDSIDE)
Most Outstanding Original Work, Ottawa Fringe Festival, 2016, 2021, 2023 (BLINDSIDE LIVE AND VIRTUAL, MERKIN SISTERS)
Best Choreography, Montréal Fringe Festival, 2016 (BUSHEL AND PECK)
Special thanks: Canada, Winnipeg, and Manitoba Council For the Arts; The Canadian Fringe Festival circuit for giving me a second home; Canada Council for the Arts, Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Arts Council for their ongoing financial support.
My life long friends and collaborators Ian Ferrier, Linnea Gwiazda, and Ingrid Hansen for the immeasurable impact you’ve had on me, as well as my fiancé Alastair Knowles who endlessly loves and encourages me in even my most challenging moments.
My children for continuously helping me rediscover the delight in everything around us. And my body for getting me this far.
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