Vincent, Jean-Paul

(1942- )

   stage director

   Born in Paris, Jean-Paul Vincent, after working in sartrouville with noted directors, established the Théâtre de l'Espérance (1968). He is known for staging and direction marked by its intellectual clarity and central spacing, and he extols a theater of political and social comment, affirming the theories of both the artist and the audience. Director of the Théâtre national de strasbourg (1975-83), he later was general manager of the comédie-française (1983-86). Professor at the Conservatoire supérieure d'art dramatique and an independent stage director, he achieved his goal of creating a theater where joy and humor are catalysts for self-reflection (Le Mariage de Figaro by Beaumarchais, 1987; Œdipus Rex and Œdipus à Colonna by sophocles, 1989; On ne badine pas avec l'amour by musset, 1988, 1993; Les Fourberies de Scapin by molière, 1990). Jean Vincent has directed the théâtre des Amandiers at Nanterre since 1990.