Peter Anderson (born 1950) is a Canadian-American

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. Anderson studied at the

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before moving to

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in 1977. He has a BA in Creative Writing and Literature from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

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(1972). He lives in Vancouver with his wife Melody Anderson. Anderson is the recipient of six

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, a Bay Area Critics’ Circle Award, Leo and Gemini nominations for best performance (''The Overcoat''), and a NY Drama Desk nomination.

Plays

''The Coyotes'', 1978
''Horseplay'' (with Phil Savath), 1981
''Law of the Land'', 1982
''Animal Farm'' (with Nick Hutchinson), 1985
''El Crocodor'' (with company),1986
''Rattle in the Dash'', 1987
''Bull By the Horn''s, 1987
''Bones'', 1988
''The Shepherds' Play'', 1989
''Creation'', 1991
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''The Number 14'' (collective), 1992
''Passion'', 1993
''Lysistrata'', 1995
''The Ballad of Weedy Peetstraw'' (with John Millard), 1999
''A Sleigh-Ride Christmas Carol'', 2000
''The Coyotes' Christmas'', 2001
''The Blue Horse'', 2007
''The Emperor's New Threads'' (with Melody Anderson), 2007
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'' (with Colin Heath), 2010
''Head Over Heels'', 2014
''Flee'' (with David Hudgins & Jonathon Young), 2015
''Still Life'', 2016

Monologues and Short Pieces

''Air / Toast / Public Speaking / Who Do You Think You Are / Audition Piece'', Brave New Works, Alberta Theatre Projects, Calgary, 1988-1995
''Torment'', The Kiss Commissions, Performance Works, Vancouver, 1995
''Picture Window'', Playwrights Theatre Centre, New Play Festival, Vancouver, 1996
''Stupid'', commissioned by Corrine Koslo for “The Joy of Six”, Women in View, 1998
''After/Math'', opera libretto with Jennifer Butler, composer, 2011
''Background Noise'', song (Peggy Lee, composer), 2014

Other Published Work

Fiction & Poetry in ''Anon'', ''Periodical Lunch'', ''Cider Press Broadsides''. 1972-77
''Rattle in the Dash'' (Playwrights Canada Press: 1988)
Two monologues in ''The Perfect Piece'' (Playwrights Canada Press: 1990)
"Breaking All Four Walls" (''Canadian Theatre Review'' #75, Fall 1993)
Monologue in ''Another Perfect Piece'' (Playwrights Canada Press: 1995)
“Play of the Land” article for the ''Vancouver Sun'' (August 28, 1999)
''Horseplay'' in ''Playing the Pacific Province: An Anthology of British Columbia Plays 1967-2000'' (Playwrights Canada Press: 2001)
Monologue in ''Refractions:Solo'' (Playwrights Canada Press: 2014)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Peter (playwright) American dramatists and playwrights 1950 births Living people University of Michigan alumni