Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Faucher, Martin
Quebec -based actor/director becoming known for his resolutely lyrical productions of works from the Quebec and world repertories.
Among his works are two adaptations of novels by Réjean Ducharme , A quelle heur on meurt? and the very well-received La Fille de Christophe Colomb, which was performed at the Théâtre d'Aujourd'hui as well as in France, Switzerland, Martinique and Guadeloupe.
He has also directed children's theatre, notably La Bonne femme, for which he won an award in 1996 at the Masques Awards .
He has staged works by many of Quebec's emerging or established stars notably Michel Marc Bouchard , René-Daniel Dubois and Carole Fréchette - his 1998 production of her Les Quatre morts de Marie was a surprise hit of the Montreal season (he also directed her Les sept jours de Simon Labrosse in March, 2000)
In 1998, he directed Si bas...tout bas for the Théâtre de la Manufacture . More recently, he directed the world premiere of Larry Tremblay 's Les mains bleues at Aujourd'hui (April, 1999) and Corneille's Le Menteur at Nouvelle Compagnie Théâtrale / Théâtre Denise-Pelletier (October, 1999) and Fanny Britt's translation of Martin McDonagh's The Beauty Queen of Leenane/La Reine de beauté de Leenane (September, 2001).
His productions are consumed by their texts, with any scenic effects designed to bring the audience's ear back to the words.
(Additional information provided by Alvina Ruprecht)
Last updated 2009-04-01
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