Peter was Artistic Director of English Theatre at Canada’s National Arts Centre from 2005-2012. Some favorite productions include: The Wrong Son by Allen Cole, Copper Thunderbird by Marie Clements, Congreve’s The Way of the World, and King Lear with Auggie Schellenberg. Peter has directed over 250 productions since 1984; their own plays and adaptations have been staged at Stratford, Shaw, National Arts Centre and the Segal Centre. He is the recipient of numerous theatre awards across Canada, and in 2009, was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Selected Theatre Credits: The Hooves Belonged to the Deer by Makram Ayache (In Arms Collective, Edmonton/Tarragon Theatre, Toronto); The Shadow of a Doubt by Edith Wharton (Shaw Festival); At the Beginning of Time by Steve Galluccio (Centaur Theatre, Montreal); The Man That Got Away by Martin Julien (Buddies in Bad Times, Toronto); The Sylvia Effect, writer and director (Theatre Kingston); Missing by Marie Clements and Brian Current (City Opera Vancouver); Hadrian by Rufus Wainwright and Daniel MacIvor (Canadian Opera Company)
Upcoming: Dion by Ted Dykstra and Steven Mayoff (Coalmine Theatre, Toronto) and Richard Wagner’s Das Rheingold (Edmonton Opera).
Peter a été directeur artistique du Théâtre anglais du Centre national des Arts de 2005 à 2012. Ses pièces préférées :The Wrong Son d'Allen Cole, Copper Thunderbird de Marie Clements, The Way of the World de William Congreve, et King Lear avec August Schellenberg Peter a mis en scène plus de 250 productions depuis 1984; ses pièces et adaptations ont été présentées au Festival de Stratford, au Festival Shaw, au Centre national des Arts et au Centre Segal. Peter a reçu de nombreuses distinctions tout au long de sa carrière, y compris Officier de l’Ordre du Canada depuis 2009.
Au théâtre : The Hooves Belonged to the Deer de Makram Ayache (In Arms Collective, Edmonton/Tarragon Theatre, Toronto); The Shadow of a Doubt d'Edith Wharton (Festival Shaw); At the Beginning of Time de Steve Galluccio (Centaur Theatre, Montreal),The Man That Got Away de Martin Julien (Buddies in Bad Times), The Sylvia Effect (Theatre Kingston), Missing de Marie Clements et Brian Current (City Opera) Hadrian de Rufus Wainwright et Daniel MacIvor (Compagnie d'opéra canadienne).
À venir : Dion de Ted Dykstra et Steven Mayoff (Coalmine Theatre); Das Rheingold du Richard Wagner (Opéra d’Edmonton).