En route for Cayo Coco, Jean-Philippe Lehoux relives his many journeys around the world : discovering Bosnia and its scars, working in an English hotel, losing himself in Japanese culture, and almost drowning in Norway. Awkward, nervous, Jean-Philippe dreams of conquering the world as one of its great travelers, but realizes that life has, alas, offered him a tourist visa only.
This autobiographical tale explores and confronts Generation Y’s permanent quest for adventure. While navigating through Bertrand Lemoyne’s musical universe, Jean-Philippe (proud member of Generation Y and winner of the Prix Gratien-Gélinas) conveys with humour and derision the adventures in which, he must admit, he looked more like a fool than a hero…
Production Théâtre Hors Taxes (Montréal)
Text Jean-Philippe Lehoux
Direction Philippe Lambert, Jean-Philippe Lehoux
Cast Jean-Philippe Lehoux, Bertrand Lemoyne
Production team Josée Bergeron-Proulx, Andrée-Anne Garneau, Bertrand Lemoyne, Renaud Pettigrew