Robert Lepage Biography (1957-)

Surname is pronounced Le-pahzh; born December 12, 1957, in Quebec City (somesources cite Montreal), Quebec, Canada; son of Fernand (a taxicab driver) andGermaine (a homemaker; maiden name, Robitaille) Lepage. Addresses: Contact: Lynda Beaulieu, l'Union des Artistes, 1290 rue St-Denis, Montreal, Quebec H2X 3J7, Canada.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, writer
Birth Details: December 12, 1957; Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Director
Circulations, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1984
The Dragon's Trilogy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 1985 then du Maurier World Stage Festival, Toronto, and Festival de Theatre des Ameriques, Montreal, Quebec, both 1986 later Theatre at University of California, Los Angeles, 1990-1991
Vinci (solo show), Theatre de Quat'Sous, Montreal, 1986
Tectonic Plates, Harbourfront Theatre, Toronto, 1988
The Polygraph, Theatre at Lepercq Space, Montreal, 1988 then Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1990
Echo, Montreal, 1989
Needles and Opium (solo show), Next Wave Festival, Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1992 then National Theatre, London, 1993
A Midsummer Night's Dream, National Theatre, 1993
Macbeth, 1993
Coriolanus, 1993
Bluebeard's Castle and Erwartung (operas; double-bill), Canadian Opera Company, O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, 1993 then Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1994
The Seven Streams of the River Ota, Next Wave Festival, Theatre atBrooklyn Academy of Music, 1996
Elsinore (solo show), Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh,Scotland, 1997
Geometry of Miracles, c. 1997.
The Far Side of the Moon, Public/Newman Theatre, New York City, 2000
The 12th House, du Maurier World Stage Festival, 2000
Stage Work
Other
(With others) Lighting designer, The Dragon's Trilogy, Quebec City, 1985 then du Maurier World Stage Festival and Festival de Theatre des Ameriques, both 1986 later Theatre at University of California, 1990-1991
Set designer and (with Eric Fauque) lighting designer, The Polygraph, Theatre at Lepercq Space, 1988 then Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music,1990
Stage Director
Major Tours
The Polygraph, international cities, 1987
Tectonic Plates, international cities, 1988
The Seven Streams of the River Ota, Canadian cities, 1997
Geometry of Miracles, U.S. cities, 1999
Also director of touring production of The Dragon's Trilogy, international cities.

Stage Appearances
En attendant, Le Theatre Repere, Quebec City, 1982
Vinci (solo show), Theatre de Quat'Sous, 1986
The Polygraph, Theatre at Lepercq Space, 1988 then Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1990
Needles and Opium (solo show), Next Wave Festival, Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1992 then National Theatre, 1993
A Midsummer Night's Dream, National Theatre, 1993
Elsinore (solo show), Edinburgh International Festival, 1997
The Far Side of the Moon, Public/Newman Theatre, 2000
The 12th House, du Maurier World Stage Festival, 2000
Film Director
Secret World Live (documentary; also known as Peter Gabriel's Secret World Live and Peter Gabriel's Secret World), 1994
Le confessional (also known as The Confessional), Enigma Film, 1995
The Polygraph (originally released as Le polygraphe), 1996
No, 1998 New Yorker, 1999
Possible Worlds (originally released as Mondes possibles),Alliance Atlantis Communications, 2000
Film Appearances
Rene, Jesus of Montreal (originally released as Jesus de Montreal), National Film Board of Canada, 1990
Pharus, Ding et Dong le film, 1990
"Desperanto; or, Let Sleeping Girls Lie," in Montreal vu par ... (also known as Montreal Sextet), 1991
Bartender, Viper (also known as Bad Blood), MDP Worldwide/Third Coast Entertainment, 1994
The Polygraph (originally released as Le polygraphe), 1996
Bruce Taylor, Stardom (also known as 15 Moments), Lions Gate Films, 2000
WRITINGS
Plays
Coauthor, Circulations, produced 1984.
(With Marie Brassard, Jean Casault, and others) The Dragon's Trilogy, produced in Quebec City, 1985 then du Maurier World Stage Festival, and Festival de Theatre des Ameriques, both 1986 later Theatre at University of California, 1990-1991
Vinci (solo show), produced at Theatre de Quat'Sous, 1986
Tectonic Plates, produced at Harbourfront Theatre, 1988
(With Brassard) The Polygraph, produced at Theatre at Lepercq Space, 1988 then Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1990
Needles and Opium (solo show), produced at Next Wave Festival, Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1992 then National Theatre, 1993
The Seven Streams of the River Ota, produced at Next Wave Festival, Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1996
Elsinore (solo show), produced at Edinburgh International Festival, 1997
The Far Side of the Moon, produced at Public/Newman Theatre, 2000
The 12th House, produced at du Maurier World Stage Festival, 2000
Screenplays
Le confessional (also known as The Confessional), Enigma Film, 1995
The Polygraph (originally released as Le polygraphe), 1996
(With Andre Morency) No, 1998 New Yorker, 1999
Possible Worlds (originally released as Mondes possibles),Alliance Atlantis Communications, 2000
Film Scores
La plante humaine, 1996
Other Writings
Robert Lepage: Connecting Flights, translated by Wanda Romer Taylor, Knopf (Toronto), 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

American Theatre, September, 1999, p. 8
Maclean's, February 1, 1993, p. 63; December 27, 1993, p. 18; September 11, 1995, p. 56
Saturday Night, January, 1989, p. 33

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