DIRECTORIAL PROJECTS

Film Production & Direction
Stage Direction & Theatre Creation
Immersive Theatre Development

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Jilian Tolzmann • (They/She)

STORYTELLER - JiL of All Trades ProductionsSpecializing in Immersive & Community Building Experiences


A young woman with light skin, long wavy brown hair, and blue eyes smiling against a dark background. She is wearing a green button-up shirt.

Jilian is a multidisciplinary creative specializing in immersive storytelling. Blending her love of connecting to audiences with her performing talents, Jilian is a roving performer often appearing at public events with Dream Party Productions or Fairest Skye Parties portraying beloved characters from superheroes to princesses. This experience led her to create her original tarot reader character which stars in her solo show Confessions of a Mystic.‍ ‍

Selected Theatre Credits: Apprentice Director - YAGA (Gateway/Touchstone Theatre); Keyboard 2 - Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (TUTS); Director - Festival Dionysia (UBC Players Club); Ensemble - Dissected (The OR Festival); Touchstone Theatre’s Emerging Playwrights Cohort; Marketing Manager - Spontaneous Theatre

Selected Filmmaker Credits: Tides of March & BOTANICAL BARDS (RunNGun 48 Hour Film Competition)

Providing a valuable foundation for her acting work, Jilian has been a pianist for over 15 years with experience playing in both solo and ensemble environments including musical theatre. She also has over a decade of choral experience.

Enjoying storytelling multiple mediums, Jilian writes plays, short films and prose fiction. Currently, she studies in the Associate of Arts Creative Writing Degree Program at Langara College.