Micheline Chevrier

Micheline Chevrier (born 1958) is a bilingual Canadian theatre director, artistic director, dramaturge, mentor and teacher in Montreal.[1]

Born in Val-d'Or, Quebec to Franco-Ontarian parents, Chevrier attended McGill University in Montreal (BA in economics) before receiving a master's degree in the University of Toronto's drama department.

Throughout her career, Chevrier has directed and taught at The National Theatre School of Canada, Concordia University, McGill University, York University, Dalhousie University and the University of Alberta, and has directed for the Shaw Festival, at the National Arts Centre, Theatre Calgary, Alberta Theatre Projects, Citadel Theatre, UniThéâtre, Globe Theatre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Canadian Stage, Young People's Theatre, Théâtre français de Toronto, Centaur Theatre, Geordie Theatre, Segal Centre, Imago Theatre, Théâtre New Brunswick and BeMe Productions in Barcelona and Munich.[2]

Career

In 1986, then living in Toronto, Chevrier co-created the Writer's Workshop Theatre, which promoted the work of lesser-known women playwrights. In 1990, she became the Associate Artistic Director at Theatre New Brunswick in Fredricton,[3] before taking on the role of Associate Dramaturge at Playwright's Workshop Montreal in 1992.[4]

Chevrier became artistic director of the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa, Ontario in 1995, programming four seasons that saw increased audience subscriptions.[5] In 2007, as the co-director of Production Program at the National Theatre School of Canada, she led a renewal of the program's mandate and philosophy.

First joining Imago Theatre in 2011 as an associate director, Chevrier became its Artistic and executive director in 2013. Under Chevrier's leadership, Imago officially became a feminist and artist-run theatre company. Its work examined questions about human nature, climate change, politics, power dynamics, and the treatment of women and marginalized groups in our society.[6]

Awards and Honours
Award Nominated/Won Category Play Theatre Company
Guthrie Award Won N/A For individuals committed to Justice Stratford Festival
Betty Mitchell Award Nominated Direction The Glace Bay Miner's Museum Alberta Theatre Projects
Betty Mitchell Award Won Direction Perfect Pie Alberta Theatre Projects
Capital Critics Circle Award Won Production The Vaudevilles of Chekhov National Arts Centre
Capital Critics Circle Award Won Direction LifeX3 Great Canadian Theatre Company
Dora Mavor Moore Award Won Production The December Man Canadian Stage
Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominated Direction The December Man Canadian Stage
Montreal English Theatre Award Won Direction Top Girls Segal Centre
Montreal English Theatre Award Nominated Direction If We Were Birds Imago Theatre
Montreal English Theatre Award Won Production If We Were Birds Imago Theatre
Montreal English Theatre Award Nominated Direction random Imago Theatre
Montreal English Theatre Award Nominated Production random Imago Theatre
Montreal English Theatre Award Won Direction An Intractable Woman Imago Theatre
Montreal English Theatre Award Nominated Production An Intractable Woman Imago Theatre
Betty Mitchell Award Nominated Direction The Scarlet Letter Theatre Calgary
Sims Family Award Won N/A for Excellence in Teaching National Theatre School of Canada
The Bra d'Or Award Won N/A for Supporting Women's Playwrights Playwrights Guild of Canada

References
  1. "Jury – Siminovitch Prize in Theatre". Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  2. "Micheline Chevrier". National Theatre School of Canada. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  3. Denette, Kelsey. "Micheline Chevrier Named Imago Theatre's Artistic Director". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  4. "Mentorships". Playwrights' Workshop Montréal. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  5. Stephanie, Hayne (1999). "Curtain closing on theatre run". Centretown News. p. 1.
  6. "Micheline Chevrier Takes Over Imago Theatre". montrealgazette. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
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