Bryna wasserman biography of alberta

Montreal-based director, born in Vienna, artistic director of the Yiddish Theatre and of the Saidye Bronfman Centre (now Segal Centre for Performing Arts) from 1998 to 2011.

She grew up around productions at the Yiddish Theatre, which her mother, Dora Wasserman, founded and directed until suffering a stroke in 1996.

Bryna Wasserman studied at the Tisch School of Fine Arts (NYU) before working at theatres around the world including the Vivian Beaumont at Lincoln Centre, Mercer Street, Vancouver Opera House, American Place and four seasons at the Folksbiene Playhouse.

Among her New York credits are Arrabal's The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria, The Karl Marx Play, Narrow Road to the Deep South, Wözzeck, The House of Bernarda Alba and Bernstein on Broadway.

Among the productions she has directed at the Yiddish Theatre are Mirele Efros, The Sages of Che Bryna Wasserman Picked To Lead National Jewish Theater FYKE