I, Claudia (Munich 2007, Shanghai 11.2006, Barcelona 06.2006 )
Actress - Claudia, Drachman, Douglas, Leslie

Elisa Moolecherry is an honours graduate of the Specialisation in Theatre Performance Programme at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada and has acted professionally for over 13 years in film and on stage in both Canadian and international productions. She has been a regular on such television series as The Newsroom and Degrassi and has made numerous guest appearances on hit series, which include Monk and Missing. On stage, she has played such roles as Viola in Twelfth Night, Juliet in Goodnight Desdemona, Good Morning Juliet, Fatima in Roland Schimmelpfennig's Arabian Night (Winner of the People's Choice Award Summerworks) and originated the role of Stacy in the Chalmer's Award-winning play Pop Song.

Elisa co-founded BeMe Theatre in Barcelona in 2005, starring as Ernestine in the company's first production, The Anger in Ernest & Ernestine and later as the solo performer in I, Claudia which had a highly successful remount in November 2006 at the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre in China and again in May 2007 at the Amerika Haus in Munich. Elisa was seen last winter in cinemas across Germany in the Til Schweiger production, One Way, and will be appearing in the German comedy series Pastewka later this year. She will return to the stage in February 2008 with BeMe Theatre.
 
Writer    
Kristen Thomson won Toronto Theatre Dora Awards for her first play, the one-woman performance, I, Claudia, which she created through improvisation with mask and then presented at the Tarragon Theatre, Belfry Theatre, MTC, The Magnetic North Festival, The World Stage Festival and a tour of Hungary. A television movie adaptation was made of the play for which she won 2 Canadian Comedy Awards for performance and writing and a Gemini Award for best performance. A graduate of The National Theatre School of Canada, Kristen is a member of Soulpepper Theatre Company in Toronto and played the lead role in the feature film Away From Her,  
directed by Sarah Polley. She is currently Tarragon Theatre's playwright-in-residence.
 
Director    
Paul Lampert has worked extensively as a director, actor, and teacher. His European credits include acting with Poland's Theatre BLIK and the International Theatre in Vienna, Austria, as well as directing the national premiere of Oleanna for the Stary Theatre in Kraków , Poland ; Raised In Captivity in Berlin, Germany and twice directing at the renowned East 15 Acting School in London, England. His many directing credits in Canada include work for the Actors Repertory Company, Globe Theatre, Theatre Aquarius, Persephone Theatre, Tarragon Theatre, Theatre Tattoo,  
The Great Canadian Theatre Company, Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, The National Theatre School of Canada, as well as six seasons with the Shaw Festival and three seasons with the Blyth Festival. He has taught mask, scene study and improvisation for theatre schools in Canada, England, Poland, Sweden, Cuba, Austria and Switzerland. Paul was Associate Director of Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon (1984-1987) and was the Artistic Director of the George Brown Theatre School (1997-2000). Currently he teaches acting and directing at York University and is Co-Artistic Director of Theatre PANIK. He is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada and holds an MFA from York University.
 
Producer    
Jean-Luc Julien began his life in the theatre as an actor, playing the role of the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz at the tender age of 14. He studied theatre at the California State University of Los Angeles, where he produced and directed his first play, Lanford Wilson's Burn This. Since then, he has spent over two decades of his life in the theatre: acting in approximately 25 plays and producing and directing over a dozen productions in Los Angeles, Munich, Dubai and Cape Town. After moving to Munich in 1995 he worked for The American Drama Group Europe on several productions, which toured extensively throughout Europe and Asia.  
In 1996 he co-founded the International Outcast Theatre Group, an English-language theatre company in Munich, and produced all of their seven productions. Last year he co-founded Magnolia Theatre and co-produced/co-directed its debut production. Jean-Luc wishes to thank his daughter Anika for her continued support, strength, generosity and love.
 
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