GENEVIÈVE CHOLETTE - FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - SINCE 2009

Geneviève Cholette is a professional musical theatre performer, director, choreographer, and lyricist known for her performing career as well as for the workshops she has given to thousands of young artists across Ontario. As a founding member, lyricist, and choreographer of the award winning comedic vocal trio ‘’Les Chiclettes’’ (LesChiclettes.com), she performed in more than 350 shows in Canada and France. 

 While enjoying a booming career in the arts, she has always been passionate about giving back to young artists and has been teaching for over 20 years, having co-founded her first studio at 18 years old. - In the past 15 years, she has received several Ontario Arts Council grants to host her French Musical Theatre projects across Ontario. In 2009, she founded Studio Unio, a Performing Arts Studio committed to empowering artists (young and old) to have a positive impact on the world. Thanks to the mark that she left both as an artist and through her teaching, coaching and directing over 10 000 you artists, Théâtre Action asked her to be the official spokesperson for the FTAMS (Theatre Festival for French Ontario High Schools) and to create a Musical Theatre Masterclass for teachers. - Geneviève taught theatre and musical theatre at the Toronto French School for 11 years (Ontario and IB programs), has launched the Toronto teen acting studio for the world-renowned Carter Thor Studios (now Straeon) and she continues to coach teens and children for professional film, TV and theatre auditions.

 Selected performing credits include – Hollywood (Just for Laughs Festival- Mtl), West Side Story (Maria- Dir. Phil Nero), The Fantasticks (Luisa- Dir. Douglas Campbell), Twelfth Night (Maria-Dir. Moira Wily), The Wave (Manitoba Theatre Centre-Dir. Steven Schipper), Swing, Swing, Swing (Lead Dancer/Singer- Dir. Bruce Kelly), Tango (Eugenia – Dir. Douglas Campbell)…

 Selected director/choreographer credits include: Annie, Grease, Oliver, Spirit of a Nation/Somewhere in the World (750 artists at the Roy Thomson Hall), The Sound of Music (with George Masswohl-Come for Away), Les Chiclettes - De Wawa à New York, Hollywood, Voyage à trois, Sérieux? Bravo!, the Award Winning Show Case of ‘’Vaches-The Musical’’ as well as the French World Premiere of Anne of Green Gables (which she translated). 

 New Earth Creation Programs

Fall 2022: Geneviève is so excited to finally launch her brand-new Unio Bridge Program, which combines what she has been passionately teaching for the past 15 years: The Archetypes, the Hero’s Quest as well as the Creative Process. - This exciting new vehicle is created to support each human while they discover and give birth to the specific piece/peace of the puzzle that they came here to contribute to the Whole.  – No one has ever been You before and no one will ever be You. Will you love yourself and the world enough to give birth to the You with a big Y. - YOU are needed.

JULIE-KIM BEAUDRY - PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

Originally from Montreal and now living in Toronto, Julie-Kim was introduced to music at a very young age by taking piano lessons. Although she loved piano, it is her singing talent that she chose as her instrument of choice to express her talent. Julie-Kim has a Jazz music degree from the C.E.G.E.P. de Drummondville.  Most recently on tour with the popular French Trio Les Chiclettes, Julie-Kim fills her days in studio where she gives her voice to jingles or musical bands for corporate events.  Inspired by the French artist Ben l’Oncle Soul, she released her first solo album entitled “Portrait” in May 2018.  Introducing some Blues, jazz and soul flavours in French. She composed all the original music on her album. She is also pursuing her acting career in film and theatre.  You might have seen her in the next Molière's Le malade imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid)  with Le Théâtre Français de Toronto.  

Mélanie Paiement

Mélanie is very excited to join this dynamic team. Since graduating from the Musical Theatre Program at Sheridan College, Mélanie has had the chance to perform in several productions across Ontario such as: Canada 151, Fiddler On The Loose (Drayton Entertainment), Starbright, Little Miss County Fair, Power Of A Song, What A Wonderful World (VPP), Les Zinspirés, Sixième génération, Ici Les arbres s’enracinent dans l’eau (Théâtre français de Toronto) where she even had the chance to become a "Temporary Chiclette" in the latter ! When she's not on stage, she enjoys teaching, traveling and taking classes of all kinds in the arts.