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Did You Know that? Fall 2015

Several exciting announcements from our community:

Siona Gareau-Brennan © Mat Simpson Photography Co.	Siona Gareau-Brennan (À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou and Selfie) played a Quebecoise nurse returning from Afghanistan suffering post-traumatic stress disorder in The Fighting Season. This new play by Sean Oliver Harris was awarded the Critics’ Choice Award by the Georgia Straight and The Cultchivating The Fringe Award.
Après la peur	The actor/playwright, Gilles Poulin-Denis, has returned from two months of touring in Montreal, France and Belgium where he co-created Après la peur. Bringing together authors from around the Francophone world, this production is an immersive look at city life through philosophical, interactive and playful road-trips.
Vincent Leblanc Beaudoin	Vincent Leblanc-Beaudoin, who we will once again see at Théâtre la Seizième in Mathieu Mathématiques this spring, acted in not one, but two plays at the Fringe Festival in Vancouver. He was part of the cast of I Can’t Tell You, an off the wall play based on lying, and Kitimat by Elaine Avila on the pros and cons of oil pipelines.
Emilie Leclerc © Devin Karringten	Emilie Leclerc will play the role of Béatrice in John and Beatrice by Carole Fréchette this fall. Presented from November 25-28 in English and from December 2-5 in French, this production by Vortex Théâtre will be directed by Marie Farsi.
Straight Jacket Winter © Cory Haas	September 16, Théâtre la Seizième co-presented a workshop of Straight Jacket Winter at Zones théâtrale in Ottawa. This new play by the company Deux par quatre, developed by Gilles Poulin-Denis and Esther Duquette as part of the Dramaturgical Development Program, garnered the interest of many festival goers.
Rachel Peake	The actor Joey Lespérance (À toi pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou) and the director Rachel Peake (Selfie) will travel to Regina to create The Snow Queen. This adaptation of the fairy tales by Christian Andersen will be presented from November 12 to December 27 at the Globe Theatre.
Romeo + Juliet at Studio 58	The director Anita Rochon (Extra-Céleste) directs a unique adaptation of Romeo + Juliet at Studio 58 from October 1 to the 18, 2015. The story takes place in Andy Warhol’s studio in 1965, and surprise, surprise, Romeo is… a woman.
Julie Trépanier	Julie Trépanier (À toi pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou, Selfie, Deux ans de votre vie) is working with Neworld Theatre to present a Workshop around the action/intention paradox facilitated by Jason Byrne from Dublin. This training opportunity for professional actors and directors will take place at Presentation House from October 28th to November 1st .
Marie Farsi	Two Vancouverites, Esther Duquette and Marie Farsi, won grants from the Fondation pour l’Avancement du théâtre francophone au Canada at the annual gala held in Ottawa on September 18. Esther’s grant will allow her to finalize the development of Straight Jacket Winter, while Marie will be using her grant to travel to Bali and study shadow puppetry.