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Esther Duquette Named Artistic and Managing Director
The Board of Directors is pleased to introduce Esther Duquette as the new Artistic and Managing Director of Théâtre la Seizième. She will succeed Craig Holzschuh, who this summer will wrap up his 17-year career with the company. Esther Duquette’s mandate begins August 4th.
Esther Duquette. Photo : Julie Artacho
The selection committee recommended Esther Duquette upon the completion of a rigorous selection process. “Esther was the candidate best suited to pursue the remarkable work of these past few years. She knows every facet of Théâtre la Seizième, and she has a thorough knowledge of both the artistic milieu and francophone communities, be it at the local or national level. She will bring her vision to the artistic direction, while enhancing our past successes. We warmly welcome her to the head of the company,” explains Marie-Claude Tremblay, President of the Board of Directors.
« I hope that Théâtre la Seizième remains that privileged place where artists and the public can exchange ideas, share their vision of the world, and celebrate their culture. I want this, more than ever, to be a place that is open-minded, inspiring, thrilling and unifying,” she says. “This institution belongs to the community, and I would like patrons, artists and thinkers to engage with it. I want to personally welcome all of you to Theatre la Seizième, so that you may be stimulated, touched or transformed – even just a little – by the time you leave. »
– Esther Duquette
A graduate in Journalism from l’Université du Québec à Montréal with a major in French Literature and Theatre, Esther has been working with Théâtre la Seizième for the past six years as Associate Artistic and Managing Director, as well as Administration and Communications Director. She has consulted for Réseau des grands espaces, a member of the Table nationale sur la diffusion du théâtre de la francophonie canadienne, and has been a Board Member of the Montreal-based theatre ensemble L’homme allumette. In 2015, she received the Roland Mahé-Banque Nationale prize from the Fondation pour l’avancement du théâtre francophone au Canada. She is also the co-creator of 2PAR4, a touring company featuring original work, as well as the play Straight Jacket Winter, recently presented at the Carrefour international de théâtre de Québec. Straight Jacket Winter will open Théâtre la Seizième’s 2016-17 season.
