Sean Dixon (writer)

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
  1. "Dixon, Sean". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, April 13, 2023.
  2. 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.
  3. "Thomas, Chafe on shortlists for Governor General's awards". Winnipeg Free Press, October 7, 2014.
  4. Mira Friedlander, "Winnipeg's Primus makes esoteric work". Toronto Star, September 25, 1991.
  5. Kate Zimmerman, "Dog Day: it's also wedding day". Calgary Herald, August 2, 1989.
  6. Vit Wagner, "Actors produce Falling Back Home". Toronto Star, October 5, 1990.
  7. Robert Reid, "Summer theatre : New Blyth director plans to stay the course". Waterloo Region Record, June 8, 1991.
  8. Vit Wagner, "In 1492, Columbus sails with a subversive crew". Toronto Star, May 21, 1992.
  9. Kate Taylor, "Theatre review: 1492". The Globe and Mail, May 16, 1995.
  10. Diane Dakers, "Actors punchy, but plot needs shot in the arm in Billy Nothin'". Victoria Times-Colonist, August 7, 1999.
  11. Kate Taylor, "A lumpy mix of mythical and familiar". The Globe and Mail, May 1, 2001.
  12. Liam Lacey, "Bob's Kingdom and Ratbag lead Dora nominees". The Globe and Mail, May 11, 1993.
  13. 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.
  14. J. Kelly Nestruck, "Wilberforce Hotel's risky blackface works". The Globe and Mail, July 22, 2015.
  15. Robert Cushman, "Tree change". National Post, March 22, 2017.
  16. Jennifer Waters, "The Feathered Cloak: The Trilogy of the Tree, Part 1". Quill & Quire, October 2007.
  17. Sarah Ellis, "The Winter Drey". Quill & Quire, 2009.
  18. Matthew Fox, "The Girls Who Saw Everything". Quill & Quire, July 2007.
  19. Kerry Clare, "The Many Revenges of Kip Flynn". Quill & Quire, June 2011.
  20. Andrew Woodrow-Butcher, "The Abduction of Seven Forgers". Quill & Quire, August 2023.
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