The direction of the Théâtre français is entrusted to artists renowned for their remarkable professional careers, creative drive and contributions to the promotion of the arts.
Where artists get support and resources to reach their dreams.
The TF serves as a springboard for performances presented in its venue. The TF sees its role as a driving force, a catalyst, a stimulus for artists from Quebec and from French-speaking regions all across Canada.
These works make their début at the NAC and, insofar as possible, helps promote presentations of such plays abroad.
We are lucky to have in Quebec and in French Canada a rich, diverse, intense and ongoing cultural scene.
Young spectators are viewed as an audience in their own right, in all their intelligence, verve, vigour and sensitivity, and the TF presents them with artists and wide-ranging works that are rich in meaning and sensations, each one outdoing the other in daring and invention.
The TF wants to enrich the artistic experience of its audience, regardless of their age. Through various activities and initiatives, the team enlightens spectators as to the artistic approach and creative process of featured artists, helping to broaden and deepen their encounters with the works presented.
Hosting foreign works bring new and stimulating perspectives, forms and ideas to the Canadian stage.
The TF is a dedicated defender of the French language which is viewed as an essential expression of cultural identity.
Mani Soleymanlou
Artistic Director
mani.soleymanlou@cna-nac.ca
Robert Gagné
Administrative Director
robert.gagne@cna-nac.ca
343 588-0481
Mélanie Dumont
Associate Artistic Director, Youth Programming
melanie.Dumont@cna-nac.ca
Annick Huard
Associate Producer, Zones Théâtrales and Special Projects Coordinator
Annick.Huard@nac-cna.ca
343 588-0475
Guy Warin
Assistant to the Artistic Director & Project Manager
guy.warin@cna-nac.ca
Véronique Lavoie-Marcus
Youth Activities & Special Projects Coordinator
veronique.marcus@cna-nac.ca
Sylvain Lavoie
Communications Strategist
sylvain.lavoie@nac-cna.ca
613 240-3786
Judith Poitras
Administrative Assistant
judith-anne.poitras@cna-nac.ca
343 588-0479
Elyse Gauthier
Education Coordinator
elyse.gauthier@cna-nac.ca
343 588-0478
Élise Lefebvre
Technical Director
elise.lefebvre@cna-nac.ca
343 588-0733
Jean-Paul Nguyen
Marketing Strategist