Jean-Duceppe Company

The Jean-Duceppe Company (Compagnie Jean-Duceppe) is a Canadian theatre company based in Place des Arts, Montreal.

Jean-Duceppe Company
Compagnie Jean-Duceppe
Formation1973
FounderJean Duceppe
PurposeTheatre company
HeadquartersPlace des Arts, Montreal
Artistic Director
David Laurin and Jean-Simon Traversy
Websitehttps://duceppe.com/

History

The company was founded by actor Jean Duceppe in 1973.[1] The company featured a large repertoire of artists from both French Canada and North America as a whole.[2] The company was initially very successful, and introduced several Quebecois playwrights to a larger audience.[3] Marcel Dubé was a favorite of Jean Duceppe, who ran over a dozen of his plays at the theatre company.[4] Over time, the company increasingly featured local writers, and its 1997-1998 lineup was exclusively made up of local playwrights.[5]

Jean Duceppe was the artistic director of the company until his death in 1990. Michel Dumont was artistic director from 1991 until 2018, when David Laurin and Jean-Simon Traversy became the company's artistic directors.[6]

References
  1. ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts-. "Jean Duceppe, au service du théâtre". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  2. Rubin, Don; Solorzano, Carlos (2013-10-08). World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: The Americas. Routledge. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-136-35921-7.
  3. Rist, Peter (2001). Guide to the Cinema(s) of Canada. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-313-29931-5.
  4. "Jean Duceppe | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  5. Herbert, Ian; Leclercq, Nicole (2014-01-27). The World of Theatre: Edition 2000. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-36684-0.
  6. "Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia - Compagnie Jean-Duceppe". www.canadiantheatre.com. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
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