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Greenblatt, Richard

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Richard Greenblatt (right) with Ted Dykstra in their runaway hit 2 Pianos, 4 Hands

Actor/writer/director born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1953.

He studied at Dawson College before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. He returned to Canada in 1975 and since has acted, directed and written for theatre and acted in television and film. Among the theatres where he has performed or directed are Centaur (Riddle of the World), Saidye Bronfman Centre (Spinoza), Tarragon (his own The Theory of Relatives, True West, Gravity Calling, Paradise Express), Winnipeg Jewish Theatre ( The League of Nathans ), Vancouver Playhouse ( Nothing Sacred ), Canadian Stage (Detaining Mr. Trotsky), and Young People's Theatre (Pinocchio).

He became hugely successful, however, when he joined up with Ted Dykstra in 1994 to create the brilliant 2 Pianos, 4 Hands , a chamber piece about living with the piano. Since, the two have toured to the United States, Great Britain and throughout Canada.

Mr. Greenblatt is a natural actor; his performances are marked by a complete lack of fussiness. In 2 Pianos..., however, he crackled with energy and was a very even partner for the usually more flamboyant Dykstra.

He and Mr. Dykstra won both the Dora Mavor Moore Award and the Chalmers Award for the work.

Mr. Greenblatt also appeared in the Suburban Motel series at Factory Theatre and, more recently, in another play he co-wrote (with Diane Flacks) Sibs (Tarragon, March, 2000) and, in French, in La Passagère (March, 2001).

(Additional information provided by David Baile and Pierre Karch)

Last updated 2009-04-03