Artistic Director
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Aylin (Oyan) Salahshoor, a performer and playwright, currently serves as the Artistic Director of Minor Punctuation Theatre Company. She has actively pursued her passion for theatre in Toronto while concurrently working towards a Ph.D. degree in Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies at the University of Toronto. Her recent play is scheduled to be on stage at Toronto Fringe Festival 2024 and Hamilton Fringe Festival. She has performed in several theatre productions in Toronto, most recently in English (Soulpepper Theatre and Segal Centre) the 9428 (Toronto Fringe Festival – July 2022), Heart of a Dog (Next Stage – Toronto Fringe Festival, January 2022), The Monster I learned to Love (Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival 2020), Swim Team (Theatre Centre, November 2019), and Sisyphus and Death (Alumnae Theatre, May 2019). She has also appeared in several production of Nowadays Theatre performing in Farsi, The Dance of Torn Papers (Dance Maker, November 2018) and The Only Way Possible (Ignatieff Theatre, June 2018).

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In a Minor Punctuations Acting Lab, performers take part in a structured, process-based workshop combining physical warm-ups, voice work, ensemble exercises, and scene exploration. Sessions typically begin with movement and breath to build focus and group awareness, followed by exercises that develop listening, timing, and responsiveness within the ensemble.

At Minor Punctuations Theatre, we work through collaboration, dialogue, and exchange. We are always eager to connect with artists whose practices engage multilingualism, diaspora, and research-creation, and who are interested in sharing their skills or imagining new ways of working together. If this resonates with your practice, we invite you to reach out.

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At Minor Punctuations Theatre, we work through collaboration, dialogue, and exchange. We are always eager to connect with artists whose practices engage multilingualism, diaspora, and research-creation, and who are interested in sharing their skills or imagining new ways of working together. If this resonates with your practice, we invite you to reach out.

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