Meet Our People
- Bryna Wasserman
Artistic Director - Bryna Wasserman is Artistic Director of the Segal Centre for Performing Arts and The Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre. She graduated with Bachelor and Masters degrees in theatre direction from The Tisch School of Fine Arts, New York University. Her career in the performing arts includes work at the American Place Theatre, The Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Centre, the Mercer Street Theatre, the Vancouver Opera Company and four seasons at the Folksbiene Playhouse. Among her New York credits are: Arrabal’s The Architect And The Emperor of Assyria, Wojzeck, The House of Bernarda Alba, Bernstein On Broadway and On 2nd Avenue. Bryna is the recipient of the Montreal English Critics Circle Award (MECCA) of Distinction for her contribution to the development of the Montreal theatre scene.
- Paul B. Flicker
Producer - Paul serves as producer for the Segal Centre for Performing Arts, where he has worked on MECCA and Masque-Award winning plays since 2002. He has negotiated co-productions with many of the top theatres in Canada, including the National Arts Centre (Ottawa), Soulpepper Theatre Company (Toronto), Manitoba Theatre Centre (Winnipeg), Eastern Front Theatre (Halifax) and la compagnie Jean Duceppe (Montreal). He also sits on the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres Labour Relations Committee and on the Joint Standing Committee with Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Paul holds a master of philosophy in Eighteenth Century English literature from the University of Oxford and a bachelor of laws and bachelor of civil law from McGill University. He maintains membership in the bar of the State of New York.
