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Erika Ritter
OccupationPlaywright, Humorist, Journalist
NationalityCanadian

Erika Ritter (born 26 April 1948) is a Canadian playwright and humorist.

Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, she studied drama at McGill University and the University of Toronto. In addition to her published work, she has written and hosted programming for CBC Radio. Ritter was host of Saturday Stereo Theatre (1983-1984), Dayshift (1985-88), Air Craft (1988-1990) and Ontario Morning (2000-2005). She has also served as guest host on numerous programs, including As It Happens, Sunday Edition, The Arts Tonight, Here and Now and Fresh Air, all on CBC Radio One.[1]

Two of her plays, The Passing Scene and Murder at McQueen, have been produced at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre. [2]

Bibliography

  • Automatic Pilot (1980)
  • The Passing Scene (1981)
  • Urban Scrawl (1984)
  • Murder at McQueen (1986)
  • Ritter in Residence (1987)
  • The Hidden Life of Humans (1997)
  • The Great Big Book of Guys (2004)
  • The Dog by the Cradle, the Serpent Beneath: Some Paradoxes of Human-Animal Relationships (2009) ISBN 9781554700769

References

  1. ^ Erika Ritter - writer - biography
  2. ^ Tarragon Theatre
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