Brian Balcom is a disabled, Asian-American director working in Chicago and Minneapolis. With a BFA in directing from Carnegie-Mellon University, he started a small theater company dedicated to commissioning work from fellowship recipients at the Playwrights Center. He produced and directed several new plays and his company was invited to present at The Southern Theatre and Guthrie Theatre. In Minneapolis, he also worked with Gremlin Theater, The Playwrights Center, Walking Shadow Company, Artistry, and Mu Performing Arts.
Since moving to Chicago he was a recipient of a Steppenwolf Theatre Company Multicultural Fellowship and has directed readings and plays at Route 66 Theatre Company, Broken Nose Theatre, The Gift Theatre, Silk Road Rising, A-Squared Theatre, Jackalope Theatre, Theater Wit, La Jolla Playhouse (CA), and American Stage Theatre Company (FL). He currently heads the Access Project at Victory Gardens Theater.
Featured Artworks
"Vietgone" by Qui Nguyen
American Stage, St. Petersburg, FL
Joey Clay Photography
"An Absolute Turkey" by Georges Feydeau adapted by Nicki Frey and Peter Hall
Gremlin Theatre, St. Paul, MN
Photo: Aaron Fenster
"The Misanthrope" by Moliere translated by Richard Wilbur
DePaul Theater School, Chicago, IL
Photo: Michael Brosilow
"Fast Company" by Carla Ching
Theater Mu at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN
Photo: Rich Ryan
"Fast Company" by Carla Ching
Theater Mu at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN
Photo: Rich Ryan