Costume & Props Designer
After a Bachelor’s degree in theatre and cinema from UniversitĂ© Laval, Virginie went on to study scenic design at Conservatoire d’Art Dramatique de QuĂ©bec. She received Quebec’s Prix d’excellence des arts et de la culture for costume designs on L’asile de la puretĂ© (2009) and Fin de Partie (2012), and was nominated for Cyrano de Bergerac (2008) and Dans la RĂ©publique du Bonheur (2015). For Ex Machina, she toured with La Celestina (2004), designed props for La TempĂŞte (2011), Jeux de Cartes: Pique (2012), Coeur (2013) and Lipsynch (2007), and costumes for Seven Streams of the River Ota (2019), Courville (2021 – nominated for best costume design) and Le Projet Riopelle (2023). She is also a frequent designer with other renowned Quebec-based companies, including Théâtre de la BordĂ©e, Théâtre PĂ©riscope, Théâtre du Trident, and Carrefour international de théâtre de QuĂ©bec.
She is the costume designer for the film Violences, written and directed by Luc Picard.
Virginie’s work on BOOM X won Prix de Théâtre in 2021 for best costume design, and she’s delighted to be working with Kidoons/WYRD Productions.