 TED DYKSTRA (co-writer) has received Dora Mavor Moore nominations (the "Canadian Tony") as an actor, director, writer, producer and composer, and was awarded Doras for Fire (Acting) and 2 Pianos 4 Hands (producing) as well as a Chalmers Award for writing (2 Pianos 4 Hands). Co-writer of 2 Pianos 4 Hands, he has performed it in 11 Canadian cities (including 4 Toronto runs) as well as in New York, Washington DC, London’s West End and Tokyo, Japan. He has also directed productions of 2 Pianos 4 Hands across the US, as well as in Australia and Hong Kong. He has played leading roles on every major stage in Canada, including 3 years of lead roles at the Shaw Festival and 3 years of leading roles at the Stratford Festival. Some of his favourite memories are the title roles in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Hamlet and Amadeus, Cousin Kevin in The Who’s Tommy (Dora nomination), Daffyd Llewellen in A Chorus of Disapproval (Dora Nomination), Bottom in Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Ariel in The Tempest.
He has acted in dozens of movies and television shows, and just received a Gemini Award (the "Canadian Emmy"!) for his performance in Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion. He has composed music for theatres across the country. He is a founding member of Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre. He has directed numerous productions in Toronto including Fool for Love, Aladdin (Dora nomination), The Dumb Waiter, Tequila Vampire Matinee (Dora Nomination), Science Fiction, Scott Thompson’s Lowest Show on Earth, BULLY and The Beggar’s Opera. Last year he directed Anne Frank and To Kill a Mockingbird for the Neptune Theatre in Halifax. He wrote and directed Mordecai Richler: A Celebration for the CBC. Currently he is writing a musical commissioned by David Mirvish. He is the proud husband of Juno Award (the “Canadian Grammy”!) winning singer Melanie Doane, and ecstatic father of their two children, Theo and Rosie.
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