Dorothy Dittrich
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Dorothy Dittrich | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| 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]
