Brian Postalian

September 25, 2024

Brian Postalian (Բրայն Փոսթալյան) is a performance creator, producer, and educator born and raised in Toronto/Tkaronto by way of Armenia (through Turkey), Ireland, the UK, and the Czech Republic. Brian brings over 15 years of experience producing, facilitating, and creating live performance across Canada and internationally. 

Brian is the founding Artistic Director of Re:Current Theatre, a company dedicated to reimagining how we gather. With Re:Current, they toured the interactive playable performance New Societies nationally and internationally, including a Mandarin translation with the National Theatre of Taipei. Brian’s work co-creating the Dora Award nominated Access Me with the Boys in Chairs collective was published by Playwrights Canada Press as part of Interdependent Magic: Disability Performance in Canada. Their work has been recognized with Outstanding Direction (NOW Magazine), Best Production (SummerWorks), and “Best of the Year” honours.

Brian has worked with companies and festivals across the country as a producer and artist, including Toronto’s Theatre Passe Muraille, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, SummerWorks, Crow’s Theatre, Factory Theatre; Vancouver’s The Dance Centre, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Rumble Theatre, Presentation House Theatre; and many others. Brian has developed a reputation for building collaborative processes and facilitating across communities, disciplines, and scales of production.

Brian holds an MFA in Contemporary Art (Interdisciplinary Studies) from Simon Fraser University and is a certified facilitator of Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process. Brian has taught at Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Toronto, and Simon Fraser University. Brian also works as the Artistic Producer of Theatre Direct.

You can often find Brian playing with their dog Amie, at home hosting board game nights and playing D&D or on the courts playing queer dodgeball, ultimate frisbee and pickleball. After eight years living on the West Coast, Brian is grateful to be back home with their family in Toronto.