Sean Dixon is a Canadian playwright.[1] He is most noted for his 2014 stage play A God in Need of Help,[2] which was a Governor General's Award nominee for English-language drama at the 2014 Governor General's Awards.[3]
A 1988 graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada,[1] Dixon began his career as an actor, and was a cofounder of the Winnipeg-based Primus theatre company in the late 1980s.[4] His early plays included Dog Day (1989),[5] Falling Back Home (1990)[6] End of the World Romance (1991),[7] 1492 (1992),[8] District of Centuries (1995),[9] Billy Nothin' (1999),[10] and The Epic Period (2001).[11]
He received Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations for Best Original Play, Independent Theatre in 1993 for 1492,[12] and Best Original Play, General Theatre in 2014 for A God in Need of Help.[13]
His subsequent plays have included The Wilberforce Hotel (2015)[14] and The Orange Dot (2017).[15]
He has also published two fantasy novels for young readers, The Feathered Cloak (2007)[16] and The Winter Drey (2009),[17] and the adult novels The Girls Who Saw Everything (2007)[18] The Many Revenges of Kip Flynn (2011)[19] and The Abduction of Seven Forgers (2023).[20]
He lives in Toronto, Ontario, and is married to documentary filmmaker Katerina Cizek.
References edit
- ^ a b "Dixon, Sean". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, April 13, 2023.
- ^ J. Kelly Nestruck, "A God in Need of Help: A strong contender for best new Canadian play in Toronto". The Globe and Mail, April 24, 2014.
- ^ "Thomas, Chafe on shortlists for Governor General's awards". Winnipeg Free Press, October 7, 2014.
- ^ Mira Friedlander, "Winnipeg's Primus makes esoteric work". Toronto Star, September 25, 1991.
- ^ Kate Zimmerman, "Dog Day: it's also wedding day". Calgary Herald, August 2, 1989.
- ^ Vit Wagner, "Actors produce Falling Back Home". Toronto Star, October 5, 1990.
- ^ Robert Reid, "Summer theatre : New Blyth director plans to stay the course". Waterloo Region Record, June 8, 1991.
- ^ Vit Wagner, "In 1492, Columbus sails with a subversive crew". Toronto Star, May 21, 1992.
- ^ Kate Taylor, "Theatre review: 1492". The Globe and Mail, May 16, 1995.
- ^ Diane Dakers, "Actors punchy, but plot needs shot in the arm in Billy Nothin'". Victoria Times-Colonist, August 7, 1999.
- ^ Kate Taylor, "A lumpy mix of mythical and familiar". The Globe and Mail, May 1, 2001.
- ^ Liam Lacey, "Bob's Kingdom and Ratbag lead Dora nominees". The Globe and Mail, May 11, 1993.
- ^ Robert Cushman, "Best in shows; The Doras have a weak field to choose from this year, but they've chosen well". National Post, June 21, 2014.
- ^ J. Kelly Nestruck, "Wilberforce Hotel's risky blackface works". The Globe and Mail, July 22, 2015.
- ^ Robert Cushman, "Tree change". National Post, March 22, 2017.
- ^ Jennifer Waters, "The Feathered Cloak: The Trilogy of the Tree, Part 1". Quill & Quire, October 2007.
- ^ Sarah Ellis, "The Winter Drey". Quill & Quire, 2009.
- ^ Matthew Fox, "The Girls Who Saw Everything". Quill & Quire, July 2007.
- ^ Kerry Clare, "The Many Revenges of Kip Flynn". Quill & Quire, June 2011.
- ^ Andrew Woodrow-Butcher, "The Abduction of Seven Forgers". Quill & Quire, August 2023.