Christopher Dimond is an American playwright, librettist, and lyricist currently living in

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. He is most known for his work on the musical ''Dani Girl'' and the song cycle "Homemade Fusion", both of which were written with composer Michael Kooman. He holds degrees from

Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit ( or ; Duquesne University or Duquesne) is a private Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit , image = Holy Gh ...

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, and Carnegie Mellon University. Chris Dimond is the recipient of the ASCAP Harold Adamson Lyric Award, the KCACTF Music Theater Award, 2nd Place in the Mark Twain Prize for Comic Playwriting, an ASCAPLUS Award, an Alfred P. Sloan Screenwriting Fellowship, the Schubert Fellowship for Dramatic Writing, the Mary Marlin Fisher Playwriting Award, and was a finalist for the John Cauble Award. His musical ''Golden Gate'' (music by Michael Kooman) premiered in August 2009 at the Williamstown Theater Festival.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dimond, Christopher American dramatists and playwrights American lyricists Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Writers from New York City Duquesne University alumni University of Pennsylvania alumni Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni