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We visited the five performers of Lapin blanc, lapin rouge in their dressing room, minutes before they took the stage and discovered the script in front of the audience. Were they nervous, scared, excited or perhaps, even naked? Check out our videos to find out.
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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 …
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 …
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 …
In À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou by Michel Tremblay, Julie Trépanier plays Carmen and France Perras plays Marie-Lou. With just a few days before opening night, we asked the two actors how they respectivaly see each of their characters. [two_column][/two_column][two_column_last][/two_column_last]
This season, the prolific and eclectic writer Dave Deveau has written Extra-Céleste, a play for young audiences produced by Théâtre la Seizième. He has graciously agreed to meet us between performances of his most recent play, Lowest Common Denominator, rehearsals of Extra-Céleste and his weekly performance at the Apocalypstick Drag Show. What brought you to …
Spring is springing, as least for artists working with la Seizième! Fresh, burgeoning projects abound! Here’s a little tour of what’s happening in their heads, hearts, and rehearsal halls… Susan Miyagishima, the Stage Manager for Des fraises en janvier, as well as for Seizième’s productions of Porc-épic and Le Portrait Gooble, will again be backstage …
It’s another beautiful winter, and the theatrical world is bursting at the seems, whether in our rehearsal hall, where Strawberries in January is taking shape, or in cyberspace, via Vancouver and the Yukon. Julie McIsaac is leading a double life these days… During the day, she’s the effervescent Léa in Des fraises en janvier; at night, …
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