Tête-à-tête with Lyne Tremblay By Peggy North, Syndicated Columnist
Lyne: "As a dancer I learned discipline and pain tolerance at an early age. It helps me in everything I do. If I do something I give it my best shot."
Lyne
is 5'7", auburn hair with sparkling blue eyes, trendy with a classy funky
fashion style. Her preferred colors are pink for the heart, red for the
fire, brown for the earth, black depending on the day and her preferred
countries are Canada, Guadaloupe, France and Italy. When it comes to men,
she is picky. Asking her what kind of men appeals to her? She answered: "Not
the cute ones, smart not pretentious but funny." Does she date? Of course!
One man only; her husband. And why men are still attracted to her? Lyne
replied: "I don't know. Maybe because I don't carry a lot of luggage. What
you see is what you get.". She likes punk, acid music and some rap and of
course she has favorite singers: Piaf, Brel, Fitzgerald and Peggy Lee. Being
a deep thinker with an analytical mind, she reads psychology books because
she "likes to understand the way we think and feel", Lyne explained. How
does she stay in good shape? Her Thai and Sechuan favorite cuisine took care
of that. And when the cuisine and fashion allow her to do something else,
she spends her spare time practicing Yoga, visiting art galleries and
listening to other people's music.
I had a brief but a nice
chat with Lyne. Here is what we talked about.
Q: Why did you call your show "GAUCHE"?
Lyne: I always had a feeling of being awkward as a child and that
doesn't leave you. Here in Toronto, with my small French town (Roberval,
Lac St Jean, Que) roots, I wasn't sure I belonged though we're all
Canadians. I didn't know whether to sublimate or celebrate my roots. Casting
agents would ask 'can you lose the accent' and I said 'but that's me' and
then the questions arose. I decided to do my own thing, 'Gauche' to express
that. Now I enjoy the differences. I would like to do more to have English
Canadians and French Canadians understand and appreciate each other. We can
do this through art, music and theatre. I like to blend the two cultures in
my performances. In this way, I feel uniquely Canadian.
Q: Tell me more about :" Cassandra" (Canada's original Siamese cat in
Andrew Lloyd Weber's Musical). How did you fit the role and the character?
Lyne: It was a great moment in my life to play Cassandra. I studied
Siamese cats and brought that love and detail to every performance. I
learned about acting and the theatre and made some life-long friends
(including my husband).
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