Ted Dykstra

Ted Dykstra is a Canadian playwright and actor. He was born in Chatham-Kent, Ontario in 1961 and grew up in St. Albert, Alberta.[1] He is a founding member of Soulpepper Theatre Company.[2] Writing credits include Two Pianos Four Hands, Dorian, and Evangeline. Notable acting performances include Bach in Bach's Fight for Freedom and Ed Broadbent in Mulroney: The Opera, as well as some voice work. Notably, Dykstra voices Dad Tiger in Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.

Dykstra and his wife Diana Bentley are co-directors of Coal Mine Theatre.[3]

References

1. "Dykstra, Ted". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
2. Fricker, Karen (12 September 2017). "The Coal Mine Theatre stays small but ambitious". Toronto Star. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
3. "How They Met: Diana Bentley and Ted Dykstra on a love story all their own". Trnto. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2019-08-10. When I met Ted I didn’t know he played piano or had a show called 2 Pianos 4 Hands or anything like that. I just knew that he was a director in the theatre. So, needless to say, the first time Ted got up to play piano at a salon, I was absolutely stunned. I’ll never forget it as long as I live. He played “Great Balls of Fire” and “Bennie and the Jets,” and when he sat back down at the table, I couldn’t speak.