Brad Delzer
Brad is the Artistic Director of True North Theatre. He previously served as the Artistic Director of Theatre B in Fargo, North Dakota where he directed productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Pillowman, Clybourne Park, 33 Variations, and God of Carnage, among many others. He has trained extensively with SITI Company of New York and the Suzuki Company of Toga-mura, Japan. Brad holds a B.F.A. Degree in Theatre Arts with a minor in English from North Dakota State University and is the recipient of the prestigious Bush Leadership Fellowship. He and his wife live in Providence, Rhode Island where he works full time raising their twin boys.
I’ve grounded my artistic work in the belief that vibrant stories can activate communities. Working with collaborators across disciplines I seek to create compelling theatre that will resonate with an audience’s lived experiences and will contribute to the health of our society. I value bringing vibrant stories directly to audiences, especially those with limited access to the arts.
As a director I am drawn to contemporary and classic plays that reflect a challenge the community is grappling with and engage the audience with compelling questions. From there I work with collaborators to distill the experience to what is essential by exploring what will excite the audience’s imagination the most and discovering how to bring the full radical presence of the human body into the room.
I also work to embed the play in a broader context, working with community members so that our collective work can be enhanced and amplified. This includes thinking critically about how to respectfully engage the audience, designing companion experiences, and working in non-traditional spaces.
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