Dorothy Dittrich
Dorothy Dittrich is a Canadian playwright and musical theatre director and composer from Vancouver, British Columbia,[1] who won the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2022 Governor General's Awards for her play The Piano Teacher: A Healing Key.[2]
Prior to its print publication in 2022, The Piano Teacher had its theatrical premiere at Vancouver's Arts Club Theatre in 2017,[1] and won the Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for outstanding original script that year.[3]
Her other plays have included When We Were Singing,[4] The Dissociates[5] and Lesser Demons.[6] She has also released Short Stories, an album of original piano compositions which was produced by June Millington.[7]
She is out as lesbian,[8] and wrote The Dissociates during a writers' residency at Buddies in Bad Times.[9]
References
- ^ a b Kathleen Oliver, "The Piano Teacher is a beautiful meditation on loss and the healing power of music". The Georgia Straight, April 27, 2017.
- ^ Deborah Dundas, "Sheila Heti, Eli Baxter win 2022 Governor General’s Literary Awards for fiction and non-fiction". Toronto Star, November 16, 2022.
- ^ Dana Gee, "Angels in America soars at Jessie Awards; Arts Club Theatre Company big winner at event honouring city's best in stage". Vancouver Sun, June 27, 2017.
- ^ Barbara Crook, "Notes on writing a musical: Putting New York demons and memories to rest". Vancouver Sun, October 12, 1995.
- ^ Kathleen Oliver, "The Dissociates". The Georgia Straight, August 17, 2006.
- ^ Rik Jespersen, "Producers seek to draw more to ‘full theatrical experience’". Coast Reporter, September 12, 2019.
- ^ Michael Posner, "Facing the music". The Globe and Mail, September 27, 2000.
- ^ Nathaniel Christopher, "Split into seven pieces: A story about a lesbian who stopped listening". Xtra!, August 2, 2006.
- ^ Jo Ledingham, "'Re-membering' our playful selves". Vancouver Courier, August 16, 2006.
External links
- Official website
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