Dorothy Dittrich Explained

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 .^[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]

Notes and References

1. 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 (journalist)|Michael Posner]
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.