Théâtre de Neptune

Théâtre de Neptune was performed at Port Royal as the first theatrical production in North America.

Marc Lescarbot (c. 1570–1641) wrote the play and is best known for his Histoire de la Nouvelle-France (1609), based on his expedition to Acadia (1606–1607) and research into French exploration.

Le Theatre de Neptune was performed in the harbour outside the French settlement of Port Royal on November 14, 1606.

These native people proclaim allegiance to the French monarch in their own territory, and that fact presses a question of the authenticity of the scripted representation.

A "radical deconstruction" entitled Sinking Neptune was performed as part of the 2006 Montreal Infringement Festival, despite cancellation of the event it protested.