Avery Saltzman is a Canadian actor and theater director. He is Artistic Director of the Harold Green Jewish Theatre

Harold Green Jewish Theatre

The Harold Green Jewish Theatre is a professional theater company in Toronto, Canada. The artistic directors are David Eisner and Avery Saltzman.The theatre was founded in 2006 with a mandate to "illuminate humanity through a Jewish perspective."...

. Saltzman was born and reared in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

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Saltzman is considered to be one of Canada’s leading character actors.
Ted Pappas, artistic Director of the Pittsburgh Public Theater

Pittsburgh Public Theater

Pittsburgh Public Theater is a professional theater company based in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Cultural District.Established in 1974, it was housed in the Hazlett Theatre at the Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall on Pittsburgh’s North Side...

 has called Saltzman a theatrical Swiss Army knife, capable of whipping out whatever tool is necessary to communicate the nuance in any role. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette calls Saltzman “an artist capable of understanding and communicating the humanity in the most inhumane of conditions.”