Guy Sprung
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Guy Sprung is a director of film and theatre born in Ottawa in 1947. Having worked all over the world, he now lives in the Mile End
area of Montreal and is the Artistic Director of Infinitheatre
.
Before founding the Half Moon Theatre
in London, England, he was an Assistant Director at the Schiller Theater in Berlin, where he gained tremendous experience working with some of Germany's best-known actors and directors in one of the largest repertory theatres in the world. As director of the wildly popular Balconville by David Fennario, Sprung traveled with the company on an international tour to England and Ireland. In 1990 Mr. Sprung was invited to direct A Midsummer Night's Dream
at the Pushkin Theatre in Russian in Moscow. The production ran in repertory for eleven years to sold-out houses. He wrote Hot ice: Shakespeare in Moscow: a director's diary.( Winnipeg: Blizzard Publishing, 1991.(PN 2308 .S678 1991))
In 2001 his Montréal theatre company, Infinithéâtre
, was invited to represent Québec and Canada at the Cairo International Festival of Experimental Theatre in Egypt, with its bilingual production of Beckett's Endgame/Fin de partie. Sprung created the bilingual version, directed the production, and also played the part of Nagg when Québec's beloved actor, the late Marc Gélinas, was in too poor health to play the role he originated. Sprung is perfectly fluent in both French and German, works easily in three languages, and even became proficient enough in Russian while in Moscow to direct in that language.
He has worked at The Canadian Stage Company, as Associate Director at the Stratford Festival, and as Interim Artistic Director of the Vancouver Playhouse and has taught at the National Theatre School of Canada
and the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique de Montréal.
His productions are marked by a vivid imagination and a profound understanding of the dynamics of text. Matt Radz http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/columnists/matt_radz.htmlwrote in The Gazette
that "If there was a Great Book of Canadian Theatre, Sprung's picture would head the Cutting Edge chapter."
He has three children.
Mile End
Mile End is an area within the East End of London, England, and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is located east-northeast of Charing Cross...
area of Montreal and is the Artistic Director of Infinitheatre
Infinitheatre
-Infinite vision. Infinite possibilities:Infinithéâtre is an anglophone theatre in Montreal. Located in the Mile End area of Montreal, and most of their productions play at Le Bain St-Michel, a converted bath house. Founded in 1988 by Marianne Ackerman and Clare Schapiro as Théâtre 1774, the name...
.
Before founding the Half Moon Theatre
Half Moon Theatre
The Half Moon Theatre Company was formed in 1972 in a rented synagogue in Alie Street, Aldgate, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Half Moon Passage was the name of a nearby alley...
in London, England, he was an Assistant Director at the Schiller Theater in Berlin, where he gained tremendous experience working with some of Germany's best-known actors and directors in one of the largest repertory theatres in the world. As director of the wildly popular Balconville by David Fennario, Sprung traveled with the company on an international tour to England and Ireland. In 1990 Mr. Sprung was invited to direct A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
at the Pushkin Theatre in Russian in Moscow. The production ran in repertory for eleven years to sold-out houses. He wrote Hot ice: Shakespeare in Moscow: a director's diary.( Winnipeg: Blizzard Publishing, 1991.(PN 2308 .S678 1991))
In 2001 his Montréal theatre company, Infinithéâtre
Infinitheatre
-Infinite vision. Infinite possibilities:Infinithéâtre is an anglophone theatre in Montreal. Located in the Mile End area of Montreal, and most of their productions play at Le Bain St-Michel, a converted bath house. Founded in 1988 by Marianne Ackerman and Clare Schapiro as Théâtre 1774, the name...
, was invited to represent Québec and Canada at the Cairo International Festival of Experimental Theatre in Egypt, with its bilingual production of Beckett's Endgame/Fin de partie. Sprung created the bilingual version, directed the production, and also played the part of Nagg when Québec's beloved actor, the late Marc Gélinas, was in too poor health to play the role he originated. Sprung is perfectly fluent in both French and German, works easily in three languages, and even became proficient enough in Russian while in Moscow to direct in that language.
He has worked at The Canadian Stage Company, as Associate Director at the Stratford Festival, and as Interim Artistic Director of the Vancouver Playhouse and has taught at the National Theatre School of Canada
National Theatre School of Canada
The National Theatre School of Canada is a private college located in Montreal, Quebec.Established in Montreal in 1960, the National Theatre School of Canada offers professional training in English and French in a setting that unites all the theatre arts: acting, playwriting, directing, set and...
and the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique de Montréal.
His productions are marked by a vivid imagination and a profound understanding of the dynamics of text. Matt Radz http://www2.canada.com/montrealgazette/columnists/matt_radz.htmlwrote in The Gazette
The Gazette (Montreal)
The Gazette, often called the Montreal Gazette to avoid ambiguity, is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with three other daily English newspapers all having shut down at different times during the second half of the 20th century.-History:In 1778,...
that "If there was a Great Book of Canadian Theatre, Sprung's picture would head the Cutting Edge chapter."
He has three children.