THE PIANO TEACHER to be Presented at Great Canadian Theatre Company

For its first mainstage show of 2026, Great Canadian Theatre Company will present The Piano Teacher, a Thousand Islands Playhouse production, written by Dorothy Dittrich and directed by Evalyn Parry. The play won the Governor General's Award for Drama in 2022.

The show follows Erin, a renowned classical pianist, who has experienced a devastating family tragedy and finds herself unable to play music or even touch a piano. As she navigates the loss of the life she knew, she begins taking in-home piano lessons from Elaine. Elaine reacquaints Erin with the instrument, giving her new hope for the future. In Erin's own home, a reconstruction project brings new light and life to the space, and a new relationship.

The Kingston Whig Standard, in its review of the production at Thousand Islands Playhouse, called the show “sincere, heart-wrenching and a testament to the power of art,” adding it is “another stunning piece of Canadian theatre that should not be missed.”