PROLOGUE(S) #2 : FUCKING CARL: LE PÉLÉGRIMAGE

A graduate of the University of Ottawa Theatre Department, Louis-Philippe Roy is the co-writer and performer of the play Fucking Carl (Théâtre du Trillium, 2016), co-creator of the artistic project Néon Boréal (Festival du Jamais Lu, 2017), and a member of the writers’ collective Les Poids Plumes, for which he was co-artistic director of Tapage et autres bruits sourds (NAC French Theatre, 2018). Since January 2010, he has been the public relations manager and administrative associate at Théâtre du Trillium in Ottawa.

Following her training in speech-language pathology, Caroline Yergeau completed a bachelor’s degree in theatre at the University of Ottawa. She appeared in Ti-Jean de partout (Cie Vox Théâtre) and Et si un soir (Théâtre Rouge Écarlate). She is the founding artistic director (2010) of Théâtre Belvédère, where her directing credits include Porc-épic (for which she was named “Director of the Year” at the 2013 Prix Rideau Awards gala) and Cinéma (coproduced with Théâtre la Catapulte). She has contributed to several new works: Fucking Carl (Theatre 4.669, Théâtre du Trillium), Parcours Vanier 1 and 2, and Mon corps livré pour vous (Belvédère in partnership with Théâtre du Trillium). Caroline is currently completing her bachelor’s degree in music (vocal performance) at the University of Ottawa.

A 2008 graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, Mani Soleymanlou has lived in Tehran, Paris, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, and has worked with such acclaimed directors as Alice Ronfard (Les pieds des anges), Brigitte Haentjens (L’opéra de quat’sous), Claude Poissant (Rouge gueule, The Dragonfly of Chicoutimi), Serge Denoncourt (Projet Andromaque, Les trois mousquetaires), Olivier Kemeid (Furieux et désespérés), Denis Bernard (Ce moment-là) and Eric Jean (Variations sur un temps).

He is best known as the founding artistic director (2011) of the Montreal-based theatre company Orange Noyée. His distinctive artistic practice investigates notions of community identity (Un/One, Deux/Two, Trois/Three) and social relationships (Ils étaient quatre, Cinq à sept, 8). He pursued this approach more recently in Neuf [working title] and Zéro presented in fall 2019 in Montreal and Ottawa, and also in various artistic collaborations over the years: Lapin blanc, Lapin rouge, Les Lettres arabes II, and À te regarder, ils s’habitueront. Mani Soleymanlou was part of the impressive team behind Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show (premiered at the NAC in October 2017), as director and co-artistic director.

Mani Soleymanlou assumed the position of Artistic Director of NAC French Theatre on September 1, 2021.