Marketed as everything from “Lessons on Life and Love” to “A Healing Key,” The Piano Teacher opens tonight at the Chemainus Theatre and runs until Oct. 20.
Tickets: $22-$74 from chemainustheatre.ca or 250-246-9820
She arrived in Nanaimo two years ago, around the time she was receiving her flowers for a titanic theatrical achievement, The Piano Teacher. Dittrich wrote the play in 2017, and it netted her the Governor General’s Literary Award for drama in 2022. Acclaim for the minor-scale masterpiece is liable to continue as The Piano Teacher is the kind of theatre that never goes out of style, or loses its relevance.
Chemainus Theatre’s production stars Rebecca deBoer as a classical pianist navigating a family tragedy who finds herself unable to go near a piano. Her teacher and an unannounced love interest help bring her around. Dittrich, a classically-trained pianist, lent her instructional expertise during rehearsals, coaching the trio of actors, who are asked to play the instrument during the performances.
When she eventually arrived at writing, Dittrich was given a rare opportunity to combine her multitude of talents. “Music is always part of the plays that I write. Other talents and interests come in through the periphery,” she said.
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