Dorothy Dittrich

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Dorothy Dittrich
CitizenshipCanadian
Occupation(s)Playwright and musical theatre director

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]

Dittrich is out as lesbian, [8] and wrote The Dissociates during a writers' residency at Buddies in Bad Times. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 Kathleen Oliver, "The Piano Teacher is a beautiful meditation on loss and the healing power of music". The Georgia Straight , April 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ Deborah Dundas, "Sheila Heti, Eli Baxter win 2022 Governor General’s Literary Awards for fiction and non-fiction". Toronto Star , November 16, 2022.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Barbara Crook, "Notes on writing a musical: Putting New York demons and memories to rest". Vancouver Sun , October 12, 1995.
  5. ↑ Kathleen Oliver, "The Dissociates". The Georgia Straight , August 17, 2006.
  6. ↑ Rik Jespersen, "Producers seek to draw more to ‘full theatrical experience’". Coast Reporter , September 12, 2019.
  7. ↑ Michael Posner, "Facing the music". The Globe and Mail , September 27, 2000.
  8. ↑ Nathaniel Christopher, "Split into seven pieces: A story about a lesbian who stopped listening". Xtra! , August 2, 2006.
  9. ↑ Jo Ledingham, "'Re-membering' our playful selves". Vancouver Courier , August 16, 2006.


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