Catherine Bourgeois

Catherine Bourgeois has a multidisciplinary approach to theatre, which includes fine arts, design and directing. Since studying scenography at Cégep de Ste-Thérèse’s Option-Theatre and completing her under-graduate degree in Theatre Design at UQÀM, she has designed sets, costumes and lights for various Montreal theatre companies. She also has a Master’s degree in Theatre Directing from the Central School of Speech and Drama (London, UK.)
In 2003, Catherine co-founded the Montreal theatre company Joe Jack et John where she co-wrote and directed their first play, Quand j'étais un animal (Manuel de taxidermie), in addition to designing the set and projections. She then conceived and directed their second production, Ce soir l’Amérique prend son bain, in 2005. Her latest co-creation and directing credit is the company’s production of Go shopping [et fais le mort], which premiered in October 2006. This project, which toured in 2007, exposed Catherine’s directorial talent and established the company’s livelihood. In 2009, she co-created Mimi, an intimate show greatly appreciated.
Catherine has also worked with Imago Theatre for over five years, where she was Associate Director from 2005 to 2008. She has been Assistant Director to Clare Schapiro on Bye Bye Baby, has collaborated on Women on the Brink (an international collaboration with Romania and Scotland) and most recently directed The Baroness and the Pig by Michael Mackenzie, which was presented at Théâtre La Chapelle last May (Best English Production by MECCA and ACQT).
Catherine is also assistant to celebrated modern dancer and choregrapher Margie Gillis. 

Jean-Pascal Fournier

Jean-Pascal Fournier has two degrees in acting, from UQAM (1999) and from the Cegep of St-Hyacinthe (2002). He began his acting career in Sophocles' Antigone (directed by Diane Ouimet) in Sinaia, Romania. For 6 years he participated in the Quebec tour T’as aucune chance of Ariel Ifergan (winner of the Masque Enfants terribles, 2004.)
With the company LIF: T (2002-05) he was co-founder and co-artistic director. He produced and starred in Le génie du crime of George F. Walker, directed by Jacques Rossi, produced the play King Dave by Alexander Goyette (winner of the Masques for best text and best male performer, 2005) and, also in 2005, played the character of Vincent in Identité de Christian Fortin.
In 2006, he founded his own company KO / Chaos with which he created the solo Moi au milieu du monde. He returned to Romania in 2006 to participate in the project sponsored by UNESCO and the National Theatre of Craiova, Pense que tu es Dieu of Matéi Visniec, directed by Diane Ouimet.
Since 2008, he has been teaching drama for adults with developmental disabilities and has been pursuing a career in visual arts as a painter. In 2009 he both starred in and contributed to the writing of the play Et si je n’étais pas passée par là? by the company La SHOP.
He recently accepted the position of co-director of the company Joe Jack and John, with whom he worked twice as an actor, in Ce soir l’Amérique and Go Shopping.