Our Team
Our team is a collective of experienced performers, facilitators, and theatre practitioners committed to collaborative, process-based work. We bring together diverse backgrounds in movement, voice, ensemble practice, and text exploration to create a supportive and experimental learning environment.
Rather than focusing on fixed outcomes, our team values curiosity, listening, and shared discovery. We guide performers through structured exercises and scene work that deepen awareness of character, relationships, language, and space. Multilingual and accent-based approaches are embraced when relevant, reflecting our belief that language plays a vital role in shaping performance.
Above all, our team prioritizes trust, inclusivity, and thoughtful feedback—supporting each participant’s creative growth while strengthening the ensemble as a whole.
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Creative House of Performance
Creative House of Performance is a vibrant space for artistic exploration, collaboration, and live expression. Through process-based acting labs, voice and movement training, and ensemble-driven practice, we support performers in discovering character, connection, and presence. Our stage also serves as a cultural hub, hosting professional and community performances that bring diverse stories to life for audiences across the region.
Aylin Oyan Salahshoor
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).
Amin Sheykhi
Amin Sheykhi is a producer and musician working across theatre and performance in Iran and Canada. Trained as a setar player, his musical practice informs a producing approach grounded in rhythm, listening, and collaboration. He has performed as a musician in multiple theatre productions, contributing live and composed music that bridges Iranian musical traditions with contemporary performance contexts.
As a producer, Amin has supported the development and presentation of new work, with a particular focus on interdisciplinary and diasporic theatre. His producing credits include Terrace (Toronto), Presence of an Absence, and Far-Flung Peoples, where he has worked closely with artists from development through production, managing logistics, coordination, and creative support.
Amin’s work is shaped by a commitment to collaborative process, cultural specificity, and care-based production practices. Moving between music and producing, he brings a nuanced understanding of performance-making that prioritizes both artistic integrity and sustainable working environments.
Critics & Guests
“Salahshoor provides a riveting central performance as the reserved girl, lost in a new world with a foreign language and a seemingly impenetrable culture.”
“Aylin Oyan Salahshoor gives a sweetly compelling performance as 18-year-old Goli, for whom English will be a ticket to something and somewhere she’s not quite able to conceptualize yet.”
“The youngest and by far the most compassionate and engaging is the smart and kind Goli, tenderly and delicately portrayed by the excellent Aylin Oyan Salahshoor.”