▁French . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Cent aur ▁Theatre ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Guy ▁Spr ung . ▁It ▁opened ▁to ▁highly ▁fav ou rable ▁reviews ▁and ▁subsequently ▁tou red ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁made ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁Europe , ▁where ▁the ▁reviews ▁were ▁not ▁nearly ▁as ▁enthus i astic . ▁The ▁play ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁" work ▁in ▁progress " ▁and ▁was ▁gre et ed ▁with ▁high ▁pra ise ▁during ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁production ▁at ▁the ▁Cent aur . ▁It ▁won ▁the ▁F loyd ▁S . ▁Chal mers ▁Canadian ▁Play ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁play ▁has ▁been ▁rem ount ed ▁many ▁times . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁Po inte - Saint - Char les , ▁a ▁neighbourhood ▁of ▁Montr éal ▁that ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁first ▁industrial ▁sl ums . ▁It ▁unf olds ▁during ▁a ▁hot ▁summer ▁in ▁which ▁Montr éal ' s ▁major ▁league ▁baseball ▁team , ▁the ▁Montr éal ▁Ex pos , ▁were ▁playing ▁well . ▁Three ▁families ▁and ▁the ▁neighbourhood ▁delivery ▁boy ▁sit ▁on ▁bal con ies ▁in ▁the ▁heat ▁of ▁a ▁Montr éal ▁summer , ▁forced ▁to ▁listen ▁to ▁election ▁promises ▁in ▁both ▁languages ▁from ▁the ▁broadcast ▁tr uck ▁a ▁local ▁politician ▁who ▁is ▁running ▁for ▁re - e lection . ▁The ▁play ▁expl ores ▁the ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁rum bl ings ▁of ▁this ▁eth nic ▁mel ting ▁pot , ▁including ▁the ▁on going ▁French