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You have skills in key areas such as financial planning, management, law, marketing, fundraising and/or education? You have a passion for theatre? Why not practice your French while putting your skills and energy in service of a worthy cultural institution? Theatre la Seizième is your ticket. Theatre la Seizième, a professional francophone theatre company recognized …
Fresh from a trip to Brussels, the Montreal-based playwright, Rébecca Déraspe, tells us about her passion for theatre, about Deux ans de votre vie and its characters, about friendship and the projects she is working on. How did you come to write for theatre? When I was a child, my dream was to become an actress. I …
Critics raved about Deux ans de votre vie when it was first created in 2011. Here is what they said about this Les Biches Pensives production, presented at Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui in Montreal.
On Wednesday October 21st, regular tickets for Deux ans de votre vie are two for one (or half price)! To take advantage of this sweet deal, go to our online box office and enter the promotion code CITROUILLE. Number of tickets at that price is limited. Please note, there are no English surtitles that night. …
Check out our season brochure for 2015/16. CRÉDITS Coordination : Esther Duquette / Design : Jennifer Greenhorn et Esther Duquette / Identity : Persona / Photos : Deux ans de votre vie, Lapin blanc, lapin rouge, Mathieu Mathématiques © Emily Cooper, 887 © Eric Labbé, Tu te souviendras de moi © Rolline Laporte, Ce monde-là © Robert Desroches
In this short video with English subtitles, Craig Holzschuh presents Théâtre la Seizième’s mainstage 2015/16 Season. CRÉDITS Director: Esther Duquette Images: Emily Cooper, Jean Sébastien Côté, Claire Dietrich, Artv With (in order of appearance): Craig Holzschuh, Julie Trépanier, Cory Haas, Gilles Poulin-Denis, Robert Lepage, Guy Nadon, Emmanuelle Lussier-Martinez, Johanne-Marie Tremblay and Claude Despins. Editing: Emily …
On June 22, Théâtre la Seizième and its artists won eight Jessie Richardson Awards and one Sydney Risk Award at the 33rd annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards at the Commodore Ballroom. Recognizing excellence in theatre, the Jessies are divided into three categories – Large Theatre, Small Theatre and Theatre for Young Audiences – along with …
Théâtre la Seizième is among the companies that received the most nominations during the Jessie Richardson Awards nomination ceremony, which took place yesterday at the TheatreSports League Improv Centre. The company collected sixteen nominations for its two annual productions: À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou and Selfie. Congratulations to all the nominees! Since 200, Théâtre la …
A few nice projects by our talented artists are cooking under the sun, during the most beautiful season of the year! An ambulatory play conceived for one audience member at a time, The Stranger is an opportunity to see the actor Vincent Leblanc Beaudoin (Selfie, 2015) at work in an original context. DLT Teatro will …
Les comédiens Isabelle Blais et Pierre-Luc Brillant vous invitent au Studio 16 de Vancouver pour Midsummer.
From April 28 to May 2, 2015, Théâtre la Seizième is presenting Midsummer (a play with songs), at Studio 16 in Vancouver. Produced by the Théâtre de la Manufacture (Montreal), this unconventional musical will be presented with English surtitles on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Buy tickets » Helena is a lawyer with a penchant for …
In the midst of our 40th season, our Artistic and Managing Director reflects on the past and makes plan for the future. In 1974, fifteen women came together to perform Les belles sœurs by Michel Tremblay. Before starting rehearsals, they needed to find someone to direct the production. By pure coincidence, they met the director Catherine Colvey …
Multi-faceted artist Layla Metssitane has adapted, translated and directed Stupeur et tremblements, on top of also performing the play on stage. In this interview given at the Théâtre de Poche, in France, the Moroccan born artist gives us a glimpse of her creative process. How did you get the idea to put Stupeur et Tremblements …
Here are some inspiring projects from our artists to start off 2015 in style. Enjoy your outings! You have until January 17 to catch Kayak at the Firehall Centre! The director Rachel Peake (Le portrait Gooble, Selfie, Théâtre la Seizième) stages this funny, personal and biting play about the environmental crisis. Sylvie Drapeau struck a …
The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and Théâtre la Seizième, with local producer Tom Lightburn, are delighted to announce that an extra matinee performance of Séquence 8 by renowned Quebec circus company Les 7 doigts de la main has been added, by popular demand. Séquence 8 runs January 22 to 24, 2015 at 8pm, plus …
INTERVIEW WITH TOM LIGHTBURN Vancouverites know Tom Lightburn as one of the founders of Festival Cinemas, a local chain recently acquired by Cineplex. But what few people know however, is that this businessman has also been active behind the scenes of the performing for more than ten years as a producer, consultant and promoter. At …
Sometimes, the best gifts do not have a price! Thank you, dear audience, for sharing with us your passion for theatre since 1974. May all your wishes come true during this holiday season. – Théâtre la Seizième Get a $5 discount for Séquence 8. Use the code CADEAU until December 25, 2014.*
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