Lise Bruneau

SAG-AFTRA, AEA, SDC

Lise

is in the cast of Emily Mann’s workshop production of her new play CODE RED at the Mosiac Theatre Company, through Oct 26.

She recently directed Taffety Punk’s outrageously popular production of CYRANO, which she also adapted for five actors.

Lise was delighted to be nominated for a Helen Hayes award for her performance as Macbeth in Taffety Punk's Riot Grrrls production of The Tagedie of Macbeth , directed by Michelle Shupe. And she has just enjoyed a very successful run in the title role of Mary Stuart at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company in Baltimore.

More news coming soon!

 

 

Lise

is in the cast of Emily Mann’s workshop production of her new play CODE RED at the Mosiac Theatre Company, through Oct 26.

She recently directed Taffety Punk’s outrageously popular production of CYRANO, which she also adapted for five actors.

Lise was delighted to be nominated for a Helen Hayes award for her performance as Macbeth in Taffety Punk's Riot Grrrls production of The Tagedie of Macbeth , directed by Michelle Shupe. And she has just enjoyed a very successful run in the title role of Mary Stuart at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company in Baltimore.

More news coming soon!

Lise Bruneau

Lise

is in the cast of Emily Mann’s workshop production of her new play CODE RED at the Mosiac Theatre Company, through Oct 26. She recently directed Taffety Punk’s outrageously popular production of CYRANO, which she also adapted for five actors. Lise was delighted to be nominated for a Helen Hayes award for her performance as Macbeth in Taffety Punk's Riot Grrrls production of The Tagedie of Macbeth , directed by Michelle Shupe. And she has just enjoyed a very successful run in the title role of Mary Stuart at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company in Baltimore. More news coming soon!


Lise

is in the cast of Emily Mann’s workshop production of her new play CODE RED at the Mosiac Theatre Company, through Oct 26.

She recently directed Taffety Punk’s outrageously popular production of CYRANO, which she also adapted for five actors.

Lise was delighted to be nominated for a Helen Hayes award for her performance as Macbeth in Taffety Punk's Riot Grrrls production of The Tagedie of Macbeth , directed by Michelle Shupe. And she has just enjoyed a very successful run in the title role of Mary Stuart at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company in Baltimore.

More news coming soon!

Watch on the Rhine, by Lillian Hellman, directed by Jackie Maxwell
at Arena Stage in Washington, DC.

Lise Bruneau is a stage and screen actor, theatre director, audiobook narrator and voice actor. 

On screen she is most known for FBI: Most Wanted playing the role of Martha Vance, opposite Dylan McDermott. On stage she has notably appeared on Broadway in The Cherry Orchard  featuring Diane Lane, and in Robert Icke’s Hamlet and The Oresteia at the Park Avenue Armory.

The San Francisco Chronicle calls her “luminously magnetic” and the Washington Post says: “Bruneau is a force of nature."

Sweat, by Lynn Nottage, directed by Loretta Greco
at A.C.T in San Francisco.

Lise Bruneau is a stage and screen actor, theatre director, audiobook narrator and voice actor. 

On screen she is most known for FBI: Most Wanted playing the role of Martha Vance, opposite Dylan McDermott. On stage she has notably appeared on Broadway in The Cherry Orchard  featuring Diane Lane, and in Robert Icke’s Hamlet and The Oresteia at the Park Avenue Armory.

Watch on the Rhine, by Lillian Hellman, directed by Jackie Maxwell
at Arena Stage in Washington, DC.

The San Francisco Chronicle calls her “luminously magnetic” and the Washington Post says: “Bruneau is a force of nature."

Sweat, by Lynn Nottage, directed by Loretta Greco
at A.C.T in San Francisco.

Lise Bruneau is a stage and screen actor, theatre director, audiobook narrator and voice actor. 

On screen she is most known for FBI: Most Wanted playing the role of Martha Vance, opposite Dylan McDermott. On stage she has notably appeared on Broadway in The Cherry Orchard  featuring Diane Lane, and in Robert Icke’s Hamlet and The Oresteia at the Park Avenue Armory.

The San Francisco Chronicle calls her “luminously magnetic” and the Washington Post says: “Bruneau is a force of nature."


News

Lise plays the role of Kaye in the new workshop production of Emily Mann’s new play CODE RED, which takes place at Mosaic Theater Company in Washington, DC. More info available here.


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Lise directed the outrageously successful production of CYRANO for Taffety Punk Theatre Company. Lise adapted Rostand’s play — overflowing with 50 characters — for five actors who acrobatically changed characters throughout the show around Kimberly Gilbert in the title role. The show was praised as “flawlessly directed” and “unforgettable”. 

CYRANO featured fight choreography by Lorraine Ressegger-Slone. Set Manifested by Christian Sullivan.  Lights by Elijah Thomas. Costumes by Elizabeth Morton. Sound by Matthew Nielson.

This production earned the coveted "Helen Hayes Recommended” endorsement of TheatreWashington.

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Lise recently played the title role in Mary Stuart at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company in Baltimore. Directed by Artistic Director Ian Gallagher, the show played to rave reviews at the company’s beautiful theatre in Baltimore.  


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Lise played the title role in the Riot Grrrls’ production of Shakespeare’s The Tragedie of Macbeth at Taffety Punk Theatre Company. Sep 25 - Oct 12 at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop in Washington, DC. 

She was nominated for a Helen Hayes award for her work in this show.

With an all-female cast directed by Michelle Shupe, the show featured  fight choreography by Lorraine Ressegger-Slone. Set designed by Jessica Moretti. Lights by Katie McCreary. Costumes by Elizabeth Morton.

This production earned the coveted "Helen Hayes Recommended” endorsement of  TheatreWashington.

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Lise directed The Oresteia at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company and is getting rave reviews. The show runs through March 10. Get tickets here.  (Production photo by Kiirstn PaganPhotography.)

"Perfect production, beautifully staged!” —— Broadway World

Vividly staged and captivating!”  —— DC Theatre Arts

Isabelle Anderson as Clytemnestra in The Oresteia, directed by Lise Bruneau at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company.

Isabelle Anderson as Clytemnestra

Lise won a Helen Hayes Award for her terrific work in Leo McGann’s The Honey Trap, directed by Matt Torney, which ran at Solas Nua.  (Production photo by Ryan Maxwell.)

“Another marvelous performance from Lise Bruneau.” — Washington Post

Lise as Sonia in Leo McGanns The Honey Trap at Solas Nua. With co-star Jonathon Holmes.
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Photos

Angels in America

By Tony Kushner
Lise as the Angel, with Garrett  Dillahunt as Prior Walter; directed by Mark Wing-Davey, at ACT  in San Francisco. Photo by Peter DaSilva.

Sweat

by Lynn Nottage
Lise as  Tracey, directed by Loretta Greco at ACT in San Francisco. Photo by Kevin Berne.

Watch on the Rhine

by Lillian Hellman
Lise as Sara Müller, directed by Jackie Maxwell at Arena Stage in Washington, DC. Photo by C. Stanley Photography.

Heartbreak House

by George Bernard Shaw
Lise as Hesione Hushabye with Robert Sicular as Boss Mangan; directed by Bruce K. Sevy at the Denver Center.

Othello

by William Shakespeare
Lise as Iago, directed by Kelsey Mesa at Taffety Punk Theatre Company in Washington, DC. Photo by Teresa Castracane.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

by William Shakespeare
Lise as Titania, with J Paul Boehmer as Oberon; directed by Darko Tresnjak at the Old Globe in San Diego. Photo by Craig Schwarz.

The Revolutionists

by Lauren Gunderson
Lise is Olympe de Gouges, with Jessica Lynn Carroll as Marie Antoinette; directed by Eleanor Holdridge at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Photo by Mikki Schaffner.

The Rape of Lucrece

by William Shakespeare
Lise as the Narrator; directed by Marcus Kyd with Taffety Punk Theatre Company, performing at the Black Cat in Washington, DC. Photo by C. Stanley.

Broken Glass

by Arthur Miller
Lise as Sylvia Gellburg with Paul Morella as Phillip Gelburg; directed by Aaron Posner at Theater J in Washington, DC. Photo by Teresa Wood. 

The Winter’s Tale

by William Shakespeare
Lise as Hermione; directed by Jesse Berger at Great Lakes Theatre.

Richard III

by William Shakespeare
Lise as Queen Elizabeth, with Andrew Borba as Richard III; directed by Matthew Arbour at St. Louis Shakespeare Festival. Photo by J. David Levy.

Cherry Orchard - Opening

Cast feature photo; opening night of The Cherry Orchard, by Anton Chekov; directed by Simon Godwin at Roundabout Theatre Company, NY. Photo by Walter McBride.

Reviews

San Francisco Chronicle:

"Bruneau is luminously magnetic."

Washington Post:

"Bruneau is a force of nature."

Wall Street Journal:

"I hate to single out one player for special comment, but I couldn't take my eyes off Lise Bruneau."

San Francisco Chronicle

“The kind of acting that reminds a viewer what theater is all about."

TalkinBroadway.com

"She is glowingly charismatic, piercingly intelligent. She is incredible."

Stephen A. Black 

author of Eugene O’Neill: Beyond Mourning and Tragedy

"Her voice is so beautifully expressive that one wants to hear her sing."

 

Contact

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If you are interested in hiring Lise Bruneau please contact

 

(212) 840-6787
165 W 46th St #910
New York, NY 10036

Teresa Wolf
Kym Smith