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Platypus Theatre Since 1989 Canada’s Platypus Theatre has been a trailblazer in creating programs for children that bring classical music to life in an intelligent, entertaining and interactive way. Critics, educators, musicians, parents and children have lauded the company’s performances for their creativity, originality and high standards of execution. Platypus’ seven original programs have been seen by over half a million spectators in Canada, the United States and on six tours to Southeast Asia. After nearly 400 concerts with more than 50 orchestras worldwide Platypus Theatre has gained an unparalleled reputation for excellence in music education. In 2006, in collaboration with TV Ontario, Trace Pictures and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Platypus Theatre created a television adaptation of their ever-popular, “How the Gimquat Found Her Song”. The film was broadcast five times on TVO and won an Award of Excellence at the 2008 Accolade Television Awards and Best Children’s Program at the prestigious Banff World Television Festival. The film is now on DVD and available here. Platypus Theatre was also the subject of a nationally broadcast documentary made by CTV (CKCO Kitchener) in 1991 and of a PBS television full-performance broadcast on UNC-TV in North Carolina in 2000. In Addition to “Gimquat” the company’s programs include: “Emily Saves the Orchestra”, “Rhythm in Your Rubbish”, “Bach to the Future”, “Song of the Forest”, “ Charlotte and the Music-Maker” and “A Flicker of Light on a Christmas Night”. Peter Duschenes, Artistic Director, Writer and Actor Co-founder and Artistic Director of Platypus Theatre, Peter Duschenes has been widely praised for his innovation in presenting symphonic music to young audiences. His ability to bring the concert stage to life by combining theatre and music has led to commissions with orchestras from coast to coast. An award winning playwright, Peter’s writing credits include all seven of Platypus’ symphony plays, the television adaptation of “How the Gimquat Found Her Song” and the one-act play, “Lost River”, which was the 1991 winner of the Theatre BC’s Canadian National Playwriting competition. As an actor Peter has performed with companies across Canada and the United States appearing most recently as Richard in Shakespeare’s “Richard II” at Quantum Theatre in Pittsburgh and as Louis Ironson in “Angels In America” at the Centaur Theatre in Montreal. Peter received his MFA in theatre from the California Institute of the Arts in 1988 and now lives in Ottawa with his wife, Sarah and their two children; Magda and Theo.

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