Marie Deaudelin
Assistant Director and Drama Therapist (she/her)

Marie Deaudelin, MA holds a Bachelor’s degree in Drama Education (2010), and a Master’s degree in Drama Therapy from Concordia University in Montreal (2018). For more than 18 years, Marie Deaudelin has been performing arts intervention with children, adolescents and adults. She has worked in many organizations such as AVATAQ (Inuit of Nunavik), Center Gabrielle-Roy and CJE Center-Nord (support for youth returning to school), Vers l’Équilibre (adult mental Health), Auberge Transition (support for abused women) and AQPAMM (mental health caregivers). She has taught drama at the elementary level to specialized classes (autism spectrum disorder, hearing impairment and newcomers). As an actress and author, Marie is the co-director of L’Espace Potentiel, a social and therapeutic theater organization. With the artistic team of this organization, Marie has, among other things, directed two plays; Burnout, a show about burnout in education, and Au-delà des marées, a creative process in collaboration with the Société Québécoise de la Schizophrénie. Marie has also coordinated and intervened for Art et Contes of the Parc-Extension Youth Organization, a specialized arts therapy prevention program for immigrant children and their families. To promote non-verbal and verbal expression, Marie Deaudelin uses metaphor, the principles of play therapy, various drama-therapy techniques, and the creativity of individuals and groups.