Lepage, Robert 1957–

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Lepage, Robert 1957–

PERSONAL

Surname is pronounced Le-pahzh; born December 12, 1957, in Quebec City (some sources cite Montreal), Quebec, Canada; son of Fernand (a taxicab driver) and Germaine (a homemaker; maiden name, Robitaille) Lepage. Education: Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Quebec, graduated, 1978; studied with Alain Knapp in Paris. Religion: Roman Catholic.

Addresses:

Contact—Lynda Beaulieu, l'Union des Artistes, 1290 rue St-Denis, Montreal, Quebec H2X 3J7, Canada.

Career:

Actor, director, and writer. Le Theatre Repere, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, member of cooperative, 1982-89; National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, artistic director for French theater, 1989-93; Ex Machina (theater company), Quebec City, founder and artistic director, 1994—. Ligue Nationale d'Improvisation, actor, 1984-88.

Awards, Honors:

Award for best Canadian production of the year, Quebec City Quinzaine Theatre Festival, 1984, for Circulations; Grand Prix, Festival de Theatre des Ameriques, 1986, and Quebec Theatre Critics Association Award, best production, 1987, both for The Dragon's Trilogy; Coup de Ponce Prize, 1987, for Vinci; Critics Award, Edinburgh Festival, and Hamada Festival Prize, Scotsman, both 1993, for Bluebeard's Castle and Erwartung; Governor General's Performing Arts Award, 1994; Genie Award nominations, best adapted screenplay (with Marie Brassard) and best achievement in direction, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1996, and FIPRESCI Award, international competition, Istanbul International Film Festival, 1997, all for The Polygraph; Genie Award nomination, best music score, 1997, for La plante humaine, 1996; Best Canadian Screenplay Award, Vancouver International Film Festival, Golden Bayard Award, best artistic contribution, Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film, Best Canadian Film Award, Sudbury Cinefest, 1995, Genie Award, best achievement in direction, and Claude Jutra Award, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, and FIPRESCI Award, international competition, Istanbul International Film Festival, 1996, for Le confessional; Toronto International Film Festival Award, best Canadian feature film, Grand Prix des Ameriques nomination, Montreal World Film Festival, 1998, Genie Award nomination (with Andre Morency), best screenplay, Jutra Award nominations, best screenplay (with Morency) and best direction, all for No; Ordre du Quebec, 1999; Genie Award nomination, achievement in direction, and Special Award, Jutra Awards, both 2001, for Possible Worlds; Golden Spike nomination, Valladolid International Film Festival, Golden Bayard, best film, Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film, Genie Award nominations, best achievement in direction and best performance by an actor in a leading role, Genie Award, best screenplay, FIPRESCI Prize, panorama, Berlin International Film Festival, 2004, Jury Award, best screenplay, Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, 2005, for La Face cachee de la lune.

CREDITS

Stage Director:

Circulations, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1984.

The Dragon's Trilogy, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 1985, then du Maurier World Stage Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Festival de Theatre des Ameriques, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, both 1986, later Theatre at University of California, Los Angeles, 1990-91.

Vinci (solo show), Theatre de Quat'Sous, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1986.

Tectonic Plates, Harbourfront Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1988.

The Polygraph, Theatre at Lepercq Space, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1988, then Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1990.

Echo, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 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, Ontario, Canada, 1993, then Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1994.

The Seven Streams of the River Ota, Next Wave Festival, Theatre at Brooklyn 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 Theatre, 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, Quebec, Canada, 1985, then du Maurier World Stage Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Festival de Theatre des Ameriques, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, both 1986, later Theatre at University of California, Los Angeles, 1990-91.

Set designer and (with Eric Fauque) lighting designer, The Polygraph, Theatre at Lepercq Space, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1988, then Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 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, Quebec, Canada, 1982.

Vinci (solo show), Theatre de Quat'Sous, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1986.

The Polygraph, Theatre at Lepercq Space, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1988, then Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1990.

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.

Elsinore (solo show), Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1997.

The Far Side of the Moon, Public Theatre, Newman Theatre, New York City, 2000.

The 12th House, du Maurier World Stage Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 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.

La Face cachee de la lune (also known as The Far Side of the Moon), 2003.

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.

Tectonic Plates, 1992.

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.

Phillippe, La Face cachee de la lune (also known as The Far Side of the Moon), Alliance Atlantis, 2003.

Realisateur, agence de casting, L' Audition, Christal, 2005.

Eric Millette, No-Vacancy, La Societe, 2006.

Jean-Luc, Dans les villes (also known as In the Cities), Coop Video, 2006.

Film Producer:

La Face cachee de la lune (also known as The Far Side of the Moon), 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

The Culture Show, BBC, 2005.

Contact, l'encyclopedie de la creation, 2006.

Tout le monde en parle, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Weird Sex & Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche, 2004.

Television Work; Movies:

Stage director, Secret World Live (also known as Peter Gabriel's "Secret World" and Peter Gabriel's "Secret World Live"), 1994.

Opera director, La Damnation de Faust, 1999.

RECORDINGS

Breaking a Leg, 1992.

WRITINGS

Plays:

Coauthor, Circulations, produced 1984.

(With Marie Brassard, Jean Casault, and others) The Dragon's Trilogy, produced in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 1985, then du Maurier World Stage Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Festival de Theatre des Ameriques, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, both 1986, later Theatre at University of California, Los Angeles, 1990-91.

Vinci (solo show), produced at Theatre de Quat'Sous, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1986.

(With Brassard) The Polygraph, produced at Theatre at Lepercq Space, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1988, then Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1990.

Tectonic Plates, produced at Harbourfront Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1992.

Needles and Opium (solo show), produced at Next Wave Festival, Theatre at Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1992, then National Theatre, London, 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, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1997.

The Far Side of the Moon, produced at Public Theatre, Newman Theatre, New York City, 2000.

The 12th House, produced at du Maurier World Stage Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2000.