In <EM>The Small Room at the Top of the Stairs</EM> Grace finds herself irresistibly drawn to the mystery of the room her husband has forbidden her to enter. Will she let her curiosity get the best of her and encounter the secret life of the man she loves?<BR> A thought-provoking journey, <EM>Thinking of Yu</EM> is the story of a woman who discovers herself when she becomes increasingly curious about the creative rebellion of three Chinese students who altered a portrait of Mao in Tiananmen Square. Two new plays from one of the guiding forces in Quebec theatre for the past twenty-five years.

Carole Fréchette has been a force in Québec theatre for more than twenty-five years. Her plays, translated in several languages, are performed all over the world. She won the 1995 Governor Generalâ??s Award for her play John Murrell is one of the most frequently produced Canadian playwrights. His plays have been translated into fifteen different languages and performed internationally. His work for the stage includes Carole Fréchette has been a force in Québec theatre for more than twenty-five years. Her plays, translated in several languages, are performed all over the world. She won the 1995 Governor Generalâ??s Award for her play John Murrell is one of the most frequently produced Canadian playwrights. His plays have been translated into fifteen different languages and performed internationally. His work for the stage includes <EM>Waiting for the Parade</EM>, a Canadian classic; <EM>Memoir</EM>, which has been produced world-wide; Chalmers Best Canadian Play Award winners<EM> Farther West</EM> and <EM>The Faraway Nearby</EM>; and the libretto for the acclaimed opera <EM>Filumena</EM>. As a translator, he has created frequently revived versions of Chekhovâ??s <EM>Uncle Vanya, The Seagull</EM>, and <EM>The Cherry Orchard</EM>; Ibsenâ??s <EM>The Doll House</EM>; Rostandâ??s <EM>Cyrano de Bergerac</EM>; and <EM>The Four Lives of Marie, Elisaâ??s Skin</EM>, and <EM>Seven Days in the Life of Simon Labrosse</EM>, all by Carole Fréchette.