Emmanuelle Zeesman

Emmanuelle Zeesman
Emmanuelle Zeesman
Born	Emmanuelle Zeesman; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation(s)	film, stage, television actress singer film director and choreographer

Emmanuelle Zeesman (born 20th century) is a Canadian actress in film, stage, and television, as well as a singer, musical director, and choreographer working primarily in the United States and Canada. She has also performed throughout Australia, Asia and Europe. Zeesman is also a pianist, a trumpet player, and tin whistler.^[1]

Training

Zeesman graduated from the University of Windsor Musical Theatre Performance Program before becoming an instructor at the Ottawa School of Speech and Drama.^[2] In addition to her education at Windsor, Zeesman is a graduate of École Philippe Gaulier, and she has studied under leading Canadian acting, musical theatre, and choreography coaches.^[1]

Performances

Movies and television

Zeesman played the role of Lou Anne in the short film "Mercy".^[3] Her credits also list her as performing in various film and television roles (acting, dancing, hosting), including A Lover's Revenge, First Comes Love, Getting Along Famously, Officier Croupier, and The Breakfast Club (for Rogers Cable and the New RO television, not the John Hughes film).^[1]

Theatre

Zeesman is a member of A Company of Fools Theatre Inc., a not-for-profit professional theatre company that presents Shakespeare plays in a format that employs editing, improvisation, costumes, make up, physical comedy, and local and contemporary references to appeal to broad audiences, including children and those uninitiated into Shakespeare's works.^[4]

Zeesman's theatrical performances are tabled below.^[1]^[5]^{[failed verification]}

Theatrical performances
Performance	Role	Theatre (production)
Guys and Dolls	Mimi	National Arts Centre
I ^{[citation needed]}	The Writer	Gladstone Theatre (David Hersh)
Blood Brothers musical	Mrs. Johnstone	Gladstone Theatre
The Andrews Brothers	Peggy	Gladstone Theatre
Doubt	Sister James	Gladstone Theatre (John P. Kelly)
Romeo and Juliet	Juliet	A Company of Fools (Al Connors)
The Snow Show	Elizabeth	National Arts Centre (Jennifer Brewin)
The Gimquet (or, Found Her Song)	Gimquet	Platypus Theatre (Peter Duschenes)
La Vie Parisienne	Pauline	Theatre Lyrique (Steve Michaud)
Home^{[citation needed]}	As Cast	STO Union (Nadia Ross)
Tempest in a Teapot	Miranda	A Company of Fools (Scott Florence)
Macbeth	Lady Macbeth	Salamander Theatre (Chris McLeod)
Twelfth Night	Olivia	A Company of Fools (Torchlight Shakespeare; Margo McDonald)
The Tales of Hoffmann	Spirite	Opera Lyra (Henri Akino)
Lunch	Mary	U of O Masters Series (Nathalie Quesnel)
Dans le creux de la vague	La Mer (Lead Vocalist)	Jeunesse en Tete (Anne-Marie Riel)
Amahl and the Night Visitors	Shepherdess	Detroit Symphony Orchestra (Diana-Mady Kelly)
Into the Woods	Rapunzel	Essex Theatre (David Savoy)
Romeo and Juliet	Capulet (Dancer)	Opera Lyra (Daniel Livingston)
The Secret Garden musical	Lily	Experimental Theatre (Melanie Walker)
Mother Courage	Ivette	Third Wall Theatre (James Richardson)
Samuel Beckett Shorts	Morvan	Late Night Series for Great Canadian Theatre Company (C. Roberts)
A Midwinter's Dream Tale	Titania	A Company of Fools (Al Connors)
A Midsummer Night's Dream	Hermia	A Company of Fools (Catriona Leger)
Forbidden Broadway	Julie Andrews	Experimental Theatre (S. Henrickson)
A World of Stories	Storyteller	Salamander Theatre (Eleanor Crowder)
Parliament Hill Players	Lady Dufferin	Government of Canada (Benoit Osborne)
Never Swim Alone	Referee	Vision Theatre (Greg Wizinski)
Chicago	Velma Kelly	Eddy May Mysteries (Riley Stewart)
Hairspray	Prudy Pingleton / Gym Teacher / Matron	Segerstrom Hall, Costa Mesa CA

Awards

In 2010 the Capital Critics Circle (CCC) awarded her the title of Best Professional Actor for her role in Blood Brothers at the Gladstone Theatre.^[6] Alvina Ruprecht of the CCC, and resident theatrical critic of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,^[7] describes Zeesman's performance as "absolutely magnificent as Mrs Johnstone, the worried, harassed debt ridden mother who can't pay, can't control her oldest boys ... Zeesman's singing brings great depth to all these emotional situations. As well as being a strong singer she has also become a serious actress. The final number, 'Tell me it's not true', as she bends over the two bodies of her dead sons, was the culmination of a great performance".^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d
- Emanuelle Zeesman: Résumé Mensour Agency, retrieved 19 June 2012. Archived March 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- "Theatre". Emmanuelle Zeesman website. Retrieved August 1, 2024.^{[better source needed]}
^ Musical Instructors, Ottawa School of Speech and Drama, retrieved 19 June 2012. Archived 17 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Mercy". IMDb.
^ "About A Company of Fools Theatre: Mandate". Company of Fools. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
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- "The Gladstone – HOME". The Gladstone. 2012. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012. Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine^{[failed verification]}
- "Past Shows". The Gladstone.^{[failed verification]}
^ "CCC Theatre Awards 2010 Capital Critics Circle Announces Eleventh Annual Theatre Awards". Capital Critics Circle. November 15, 2010. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
^ "Home of the Canadian Theatre Critics Association - Membership". Canadiantheatrecritics.ca. June 13, 2000. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
^ "Blood Brothers at the Gladstone". Capital Critics Circle. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.

External links

Emmanuelle Zeesman at IMDb
Emmanuelle Zeesman website http://www.emmanuellezeesman.com/

[resume-1] 
Emanuelle Zeesman: Résumé Mensour Agency, retrieved 19 June 2012. Archived March 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
"Theatre". Emmanuelle Zeesman website. Retrieved August 1, 2024.^{[better source needed]}

[2] Emanuelle Zeesman: Résumé Mensour Agency, retrieved 19 June 2012. Archived March 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Theatre". Emmanuelle Zeesman website. Retrieved August 1, 2024.^{[better source needed]}

[2] Musical Instructors, Ottawa School of Speech and Drama, retrieved 19 June 2012. Archived 17 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Mercy". IMDb.

[4] "About A Company of Fools Theatre: Mandate". Company of Fools. Retrieved August 6, 2012.

[5] 
"The Gladstone – HOME". The Gladstone. 2012. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012. Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine^{[failed verification]}
"Past Shows". The Gladstone.^{[failed verification]}

[8] "The Gladstone – HOME". The Gladstone. 2012. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012. Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine^{[failed verification]}

[9] "Past Shows". The Gladstone.^{[failed verification]}

[6] "CCC Theatre Awards 2010 Capital Critics Circle Announces Eleventh Annual Theatre Awards". Capital Critics Circle. November 15, 2010. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.

[7] "Home of the Canadian Theatre Critics Association - Membership". Canadiantheatrecritics.ca. June 13, 2000. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-20.

[8] "Blood Brothers at the Gladstone". Capital Critics Circle. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.

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