Photo(s): Maxime Côté
Emily Soussana
Set and Costume Design - Scénographie (2017)
Language(s) : English, French (intermediate)
Productions at the National Theatre School
| Year | Role | Play | Playwright | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Set Designer | These Peaceable Kingdoms | Chelsea Woolley | Andrea Donaldson |
| 2017 | Set Designer | Mount Heaven | Gary Mok | Nigel Shawn Williams |
| 2016 | Costumes Asst. to Evita Karasek | Much Ado | Philip McKee and the Ensemble | Philip McKee |
| 2016 | Co-Costume Designer | King Lear | William Shakespeare | David Latham |
| 2016 | Set Designer | The Laramie Project | Moisés Kaufman | Djanet Sears |
| 2016 | Set Builder | Tabula Rasa | Jean-François Rochon | Isabelle Leblanc |
| 2016 | 2nd Asst. Set Designer to Doug Paraschuk | Hamlet | William Shakespeare | Alisa Palmer |
| 2015 | Costume Assistant | Orlando | Virginia Woolf, adapted by Sarah Ruhl | Eda Holmes |
| 2015 | Scenic Painting | Macbeth, d’après Müller | Adapted by Sylvain Bélanger from Heiner Müller | Sylvain Bélanger |
| 2015 | Dresser | The Caucasian Chalk Circle | Bertolt Brecht | Micheline Chevrier |
| 2014 | Dresser | Civisme et Piscine | Mark Ravenhill | Claude Poissant |
| 2014 | Dresser | The Liar | Carlo Goldoni | Tadeusz Bradecki |
Training at the National Theatre School
Under the direction of François St-Aubin
Costumes : Sandra Balleux, Marija Djordjevic, Anne-Séguin Poirier, François St-Aubin, Jill Thomson Cutting and Sewing : Lynda Douville, Audrey Lee, Christine Neuss, Jill Thomson Dance Costumes : Sylvain Émard, Hans Winkler Milinery : Richard Provost Colour and Drawing : François Vincent Technical Drawing : Stéphane Longpré Computer Assisted Drawing : Stéphane Longpré Photoshop : Pierre-Étienne Locas Model Building : Simon Guilbault Set Design : Jonas Bouchard, Claude Goyette, Richard Lacroix Scenic Painting : Véronique Pagnoux Fabric Dyeing and Patina : Sylvie Chaput Props : Éliane Fayad Production : Andrea Lundy, Louise Roussel History of Theatre : Guy Beausoleil History of Costumes : Josée Boisvert Introduction to Cinema : Louise Jobin Lighting : Luc Prairie Video : David Leclerc Text Analysis : Micheline Chevrier, Chantal Poirier Theatre and Society : Jasmine Catudal Workplace Ethics : Caroline Mackenzie Carpentry : Guillaume Simard Costume Coaching 2nd & 3rd Year : Jill Thomson Set Coaching 3rd Year : Patrice Charbonneau-Brunelle, Pierre-Étienne Locas Directing Project : Arianna Bardesono Makeup : Florence Cornet Hair : Réjean Forget Theatre for Young Audiences : Gill Champagne
Related Training
| 2017 | Projection Practicum, Banff Cantre, AB |
| 2013 | Honours BA. Major in Theatre, Minor in Classical Studies, University of Ottawa |
| 2010-14 | Standard First Aid & AED |
Professional Experience
| 2017 | Back to the Eighties Part 2 - Associate Projection Designer, Edmonton, AB |
| 2017 | Bonnes Fêtes Muses! - LED Programmer, Montreal, QC |
| 2016 | Mr. Goldberg Goes to Tel Aviv - Costume Design, Montreal, QC |
| 2016 | Ottawa Fringe - Venue Technician |
| 2016 | An Evening of Theatre, 2 - Co-Facilitator, Rivière-du-Loup, QC |
| 2016 | Damn Those Wedding Bells - Set Designer & Technical Director, Montreal, QC |
| 2016 | Star Trek Discovery - Set & Props Designer, Montreal Fringe, QC |
| 2016 | Mutement - Scenography & Puppet Design, Montreal Fringe, QC |
| 2015 | An Evening of Theatre - Co-Facilitator, Rivière-du-Loup, QC |
| 2015 | Fair Cruelty - Costume Designer, Edinburgh Fringe |
| 2015 | The Sink - Director/Designer, Ottawa Fringe, ON |
| 2014 | Wasteland Radio - Set Designer, Ottawa Fringe, ON |
Awards and Distinctions
Prix de reconnaissance Essor for ESL Theatre Workshop, Quebec City, QC (2016)
Judges Choice Award (The Sink), Ottawa, ON (2015)
Presidents Medal, Ottawa Little Theatre, ON (2013)
Related Skills and/or Interests
Experience with: Lighting Consoles (ETC Series, Grand MA, Strand), Sound Consoles (digital & analogue), Video Projection software & equipment, Softwares (Adobe CC, Sony Vegas, QLAB 4.1, AutoCAD, Vectorworks, Sketchup, Quartz, Isadora, D3, Watchout!, Notch, Green Hippo).