Compagnons de Saint-Laurent

Les Compagnons de Saint-Laurent was a Quebec theatre company that was founded in 1937 and dissolved in 1951.

[1][2] According to The Canadian Encyclopedia, it was the "most influential theatrical company in the history of Québec".

[4] The troupe also produced a magazine entitled Les Cahiers des Compagnons.

[5] In 1947, Les Compagnons de Saint-Laurent were awarded the Trophée Bessborough at a festival in London, Ontario.

[20] In 1997, Jean-Claude Labrecque directed the film L'Adventure des Compagnons de Saint-Laurent, a documentary about the history and impact of the company and the work of Émile Legault.

Actors in the troupe in 1944
A wall at the Parc des Compagnons de Saint-Laurent