Jacob Wren
Jacob Wren is a writer and maker of eccentric performances. Having been the principal artist in Montreal theatre company PME since1998, Jacob Wren moved from Toronto to Montreal to become PME’s co-artistic director in 2002. Within PME, he has created En français comme en anglais, it's easy to criticize (1998) and Unrehearsed Beauty / Le génie des autres (2002). These theatrical productions defy convention and have toured in diverse theatres and festivals in Quebec, Canada, Europe and Asia long after their creation.
Jacob Wren has also visited Norway with several solo-performances and the performance An Anthology of Optimism made in collaboration with the Belgium writer and theatre maker Pieter De Buysser from the group CAMPO.
Source: BIT Teatergarasjen, autumn program 2005 and 2009. 28.09.2010: www.bit-teatergarasjen.no -archive
Information
(Objekt ID 2991)| Object type | Person |
| Functions | Director, Actor, Writer, Stage Artist |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Gender | Male |
| Adresse | Montreal, Canada |
- PME-ART - Artistic director
| Title | Premiere | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Voicing Pieces () | March 13, 2019 | Text |
| Every Song I’ve Ever Written () | October 19, 2017 | Composition, Main producer, Concept/Idea, Performer |
| Hospitality 3 (PME-ART) | September 11, 2011 | Co-creator, Performer |
| Hospitality 5 (PME-ART) | September 10, 2011 | Producer, Co-creator, Performer |
| Twenty Quotations (Jacob Wren) | September 13, 2009 | Performer, Text, Concept/Idea |
| Families Are Formed Through Copulation (PME-ART) | Direction, Text | |
| An Anthology of Optimism (Campo) | Text, Performer | |
| En français comme en anglais, it's easy to criticize (Jacob WrenPME-ART) | Direction | |
| Unrehearsed Beauty/Le Génie des autres (PME-ART) | Actor, Text |