Stéphanie Tesson
Stéphanie Tesson (born 9 July 1969) is a French actress, director and playwright. She is also a theatrical columnist and co-director of the Poche-Montparnasse theater in Paris.
Life
She studied at the National School of Theater Arts and Techniques, which she joined after obtaining her master's degree in modern literature with a theater option.[1]
In 2007, she directed Fantasio by Alfred de Musset, at the Ranelagh theatre, with Nicolas Vaude in the role of Fantasio.[2] In 2008, she published in an issue of L'Avant-scène theater the farces comedy "À nous d'œufs," which she staged herself at the Théâtre du Jardin d'Acclimatation. She is also a regular columnist for L'Avant-scène.
Since December 2013, she co-directs the Poche Montparnasse theater, first with the director Charlotte Rondelez.[3] She stages her own productions there, such as that of the play Le Mal court by Jacques Audiberti in 2013,[4] that of L'Amphitryon by Molière in 2017,[5] and that of Les Chaises by Ionesco in 2022.[6]
In addition, every year since 2003, she has created a show-promenade in the Potager du Roi in Versailles as part of Mois Molière.
She also writes for young people: her “country polyphony” Monologues en plein champ, followed by Cœur de lettue published in 2015 in the Collection des quatre vents,[7] or La Loi du nez rouge accompanied by a practical guide in 2018.
Family
Stéphanie Tesson is the daughter of journalist Philippe Tesson, former CEO of Le Groupe Quotidien, and Marie-Claude Tesson-Millet, former director of Le Quotidien du Médecin1. She is also the sister of travel writer Sylvain Tesson and art journalist Daphné Tesson.
References
- "TESSON Stéphanie / Avant-Scène théâtre". avant-scene-theatre.com. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- "Fantasio d'Alfred de Musset". WebThéâtre : : Actualité des spectacles, théâtre, opéra, musique, danse - Paris (in French). 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- "Philippe Tesson présente le nouveau Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- Costaz, Gilles (2013-01-18). ""Le mal court" : une vie de princesse dans un mouchoir de Poche". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- Martinez, Ruth (2017-10-02). "Amphitryon mis en scène par Stéphanie Tesson". Libre Théâtre (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- Rofé-Sarfati, David (2022-02-26). "Très réussie création des "Chaises" de Ionesco par Stéphanie Tesson". Toutelaculture (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- "Monologues en plein champ suivi de Cœur de laitue | L'avant-scène théâtre". www.avantscenetheatre.com. Retrieved 2022-11-09.