Sean Dixon is a Canadian playwright."Dixon, Sean". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, April 13, 2023. He is most noted for his 2014 stage play A God in Need of Help,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. which was a Governor General's Award nominee for English-language drama at the 2014 Governor General's Awards."Thomas, Chafe on shortlists for Governor General's awards". Winnipeg Free Press, October 7, 2014.
A 1988 graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, Dixon began his career as an actor, and was a cofounder of the Winnipeg-based Primus theatre company in the late 1980s.Mira Friedlander, "Winnipeg's Primus makes esoteric work". Toronto Star, September 25, 1991. His early plays included Dog Day (1989),Kate Zimmerman, "Dog Day: it's also wedding day". Calgary Herald, August 2, 1989. Falling Back Home (1990)Vit Wagner, "Actors produce Falling Back Home". Toronto Star, October 5, 1990. End of the World Romance (1991),Robert Reid, "Summer theatre : New Blyth director plans to stay the course". Waterloo Region Record, June 8, 1991. 1492 (1992),Vit Wagner, "In 1492, Columbus sails with a subversive crew". Toronto Star, May 21, 1992. District of Centuries (1995),Kate Taylor, "Theatre review: 1492". The Globe and Mail, May 16, 1995. Billy Nothin (1999),Diane Dakers, "Actors punchy, but plot needs shot in the arm in Billy Nothin'". Victoria Times-Colonist, August 7, 1999. and The Epic Period (2001).Kate Taylor, "A lumpy mix of mythical and familiar". The Globe and Mail, May 1, 2001.
He received Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations for Best Original Play, Independent Theatre in 1993 for 1492,Liam Lacey, "Bob's Kingdom and Ratbag lead Dora nominees". The Globe and Mail, May 11, 1993. and Best Original Play, General Theatre in 2014 for A God in Need of Help.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.
His subsequent plays have included The Wilberforce Hotel (2015)J. Kelly Nestruck, "Wilberforce Hotel's risky blackface works". The Globe and Mail, July 22, 2015. and The Orange Dot (2017).Robert Cushman, "Tree change". National Post, March 22, 2017.
He has also published two fantasy novels for young readers, The Feathered Cloak (2007)Jennifer Waters, "The Feathered Cloak: The Trilogy of the Tree, Part 1". Quill & Quire, October 2007. and The Winter Drey (2009),Sarah Ellis, "The Winter Drey". Quill & Quire, 2009. and the adult novels The Girls Who Saw Everything (2007)Matthew Fox, "The Girls Who Saw Everything". Quill & Quire, July 2007. The Many Revenges of Kip Flynn (2011)Kerry Clare, "The Many Revenges of Kip Flynn". Quill & Quire, June 2011. and The Abduction of Seven Forgers (2023).Andrew Woodrow-Butcher, "The Abduction of Seven Forgers". Quill & Quire, August 2023.
He lives in Toronto, Ontario, and is married to documentary filmmaker Katerina Cizek.
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