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Meet the new faces of Théâtre la Seizième and travel the world with our incredible community of artists in this abundant fall edition. The actresses Marie-Claire Marcotte (Statu Quo), Emilie Leclerc (L’enfant-Problème, Le Portrait Gooble) and Jessica Heafey, (Traces) were selected to participate in an advanced professional workshop on acting at the Banff Centre. Organized …
Yves Bellefleur likes to introduce himself as a “manager of plays”. For more than 20 years, he has worked with theatre companies who want to tour in Canada, from his headquarters in Sherbrooke. It’s because of him, that productions such as Bashir Lazhar (2008), La liste (2012) and Moi, dans les ruines rouges du siècle …
In 2012, our Artistic Director, Craig Holzschuh, won the John Moffat and Larry Lillo Award. This award has allowed him to realize one of his dreams this summer: to participate in the Festival d’Avignon in France. Back in Vancouver, he shares the story of his experience of being in the heart of one of the …
It’s springtime! The birds are singing, the trees are budding, and our artists are working. They’re coming up with all kinds of projects – including a few in French – for our viewing pleasure in April and May. As a bonus : great news from the East. The French Theatre Department of the National Arts Centre …
Since March 19, 2013, Théâtre la Seizième has a new President. Passionate about culture, Véronique St-Antoine starting immersing himself in the arts and entertainment field early on. She worked with several important festivals and cultural organizations, such as le Festival d’été de Québec and the Orchestre symphonique de Québec after completing her studies in Communications. …
For the past three weeks, they have been inspiring, surprising and tickling our funny bone in the rehearsal hall. Meet Katherine Gauthier, Marie-Claire Marcotte and Cory Haas, the three talented actors giving life to the heroes of our next production, Statu Quo. Marie-Claire Marcotte is a rising start of French-Canadian theatre. Actor and playwright, she …
Marie-Claire Marcotte is a rising start of French-Canadian theatre. Actor and playwright, she has worked with a dozen theatre companies across the country since graduating from George Brown’s conservatory in Toronto, in addition to projects developed through her own company, Beaver Theatre. Graced with a mysterious smile and a communicative manner, she’s the one we …
We discovered Katherine Gauthier last year in 100 Saints you should know, a Pacific Theatre production, falling immediately under her charms. With more than her fair share of enthusiasm and talent, this Franco-Ontarian now living in Vancouver plays the irrestible Adèle in Statu Quo this spring. What made you want to work on Statu Quo …
Just as we were wondering whether we would ever find Statu Quo’s Simon, Cory Haas showed up at our door. Impressed by his timing, we offered him his first professional contract in French. A graduate from Capilano University in Acting for the Stage and Screen, this young actor born in France brings a cosmopolitan edge …
Meet Kate Declerck who recently joined the Théâtre la Seizième team as Community Relations Coordinator. Musician, cultural manager and globe-trotter, Kate is and passionate advocate for the role of the arts in uniting and building understanding among people. She holds a Bachelor of Music from McGill University, and a Masters in Cultural Management from Northumbria …
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