▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁L GB T ▁rights ▁in ▁Canada ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁L GB T ▁history ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Quebec ▁Gay ▁Archives ▁web ▁site ▁ ▁Category : Arch ives ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : L GB T ▁history ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : St ud ies ▁of ▁Canadian ▁history ▁Category : 1 9 8 3 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Quebec ▁Category : Non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁Montreal ▁Category : L GB T ▁non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : L GB T ▁museum s ▁and ▁arch ives ▁Category : L GB T ▁culture ▁in ▁Montreal <0x0A> </s> ▁Cell ini ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁play ▁by ▁American ▁play w right ▁John ▁Patrick ▁Sh an ley . ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁process ▁that ▁the ▁sculpt or ▁Ben ven uto ▁Cell ini ▁went ▁through ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁create ▁his ▁mid - 1 6 th ▁century ▁work ▁Per se us ▁with ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁Med usa . ▁ ▁Production ▁Sh an ley ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁play ▁for ▁six ▁years , ▁and ▁re vised ▁it ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁first ▁st aged ▁at ▁V ass ar ▁College . ▁He ▁noted ▁that ▁" I ▁think ▁it ' s ▁a ▁more ▁demand ing ▁play ▁than ▁I ' ve ▁ever ▁done ▁before ... ▁" ▁ ▁Cell ini ▁opened ▁Off - B road way ▁at ▁the ▁Second ▁Stage ▁Theatre ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁closed ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 2