Oliver Pitschner (he and him)

a trans toronto based playwright, 
director, arts administrator, and occasional 
designer who can usually be found cooking his friends dinner or out dancing to post punk.


call me, beep me 
at oliverpitschner@gmail.com.


Biography of Harry Allen
coming 02/2025director
serving as director for writer/performer Valentine Leger’s Biography of Harry Allen, an exploration of
trans masculinity and the old west. premiering on february 14th at Buddies in Bad Times’ Rhubarb festival. 
Transfigure / Transfix
coming 2025co playwright and co director

a bi-province audio play journey through the messy queer romance of barista Tuesday and shapeshifter Vesper. 
a collaboration with Halifax’s Around  and Out Theatre Company.
The Other Paris
05/2024 playwright and co director

two adult siblings embark on a journey across their hometown of Paris, Ontario to put their childhood cat to rest. 
Paris enjoyed a sold out limited run at the Red Sandcastle Theatre. 
Behold, A Man!
04/2023playwright and director

a one act play following Lucas, a young trans man trying to contact his deceased brother through Madame Gianna, 
a medium. Recipient of Space Space Revolution’s Theatre Scholarship 2023, participant in SSR’s One Night Only 
Festival.
And Then They Came
03/2023set and costume designer
livestreamed play following siblings at the founding of the Metis nation. Written by Cole Alvis. In collaboration with
Lemontree Creations at the Theatre Passe Murialle.
Kooigoed
10/2022set and costume designer

short film following the loves and loss of a young woman in a big city. Directed by Kathleen Newton.
Junction
05/2022set and costume designer

short film following a college age drug dealer. directed by Robert Andrew Thomson Talyor. featured in 
Toronto Lift Off film festival 2022.


‘Beautiful examination of religious trauma. 
heartbreaking & lighthearted, painful & touching, joyful & poignant.’


- audience praise for THE OTHER PARIS



(left to right) James H. Fraser, Sarah Connors, Madeleine Smith,
Gus Lederman, Fraser Watt, and Jonnie Lombard in ‘The Other Paris’,  2024
















   

CV

Work Experience


Digital Marketing Coordinator
Fall for Dance North
sept - oct 2024
- assists with community management
of company social media accounts
- content creation for social media
including photo, video, and animation
- On the ground festival social media
activity and engagement

Content Coordinator
Toronto Fringe Festival 
aug 2023 - present
- directs and collaborates on Fringe’s social
media for the Festival and Next Stage
- helmed creative direction of the look and
feel for Next Stage 2023 and 2024

Outreach Coordinator
Toronto Fringe Festival
apr 2023 - aug 2023
- utilized social media and in person outreach
systems to bring audiences into the Fringe

Social Media Manager
OCADU Artist Alley
sept 2021 - april 2022
- managed social media for the OCADU annual
Artist Alley

Food Services Coordinator
OCAD Student Union
may 2021 - mar 2023
- created social support and mutual aid systems
for students facing food insecurity at OCADU




Community Roles


Board of Directors Member
East End Arts
oct 2024 - present
- current member of the board of directors for
East End Arts, working to bring accessible arts
and culture to Toronto’s east end

24 Hour Playwriting Contest Juror
Toronto Fringe Festival
feb 2024
- reviewed and juried submissions to the Toronto Fringe’s 24 hour playwriting competition 

Community Consultant
Theatre Passe Murialle
apr 2023
- consulted and contributed to discussions around language and trans community for the marketing of TPM’s show Trace

Essayist
Xpace Cultural Centre
mar 2022
- wrote published companion essay for Madison
Rudin’s installation ‘We Have Food at Home.’

Set Design Intern
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
sept 2021 - dec 2021
- learned and assisted theatre costing for 2022
Rhubarb Festival




More About


Oliver Pitschner is a playwright, director, and arts administrator based in
so-called Toronto. He is the founder of Ghost Tower Theatre Company, an independent company in its first year exploring themes of youth culture, the family unit, fate, religious fundamentalism, and transgender liberation. Ghost Tower’s flagship production The Other Paris went on to a sold out run at the Red Sandcastle Theatre earlier this spring. He is an arts administrator, currently working for the Toronto Fringe Festival, and sits on the board of directors for East End Arts, helping bring accessible arts and cutlure to Toronto’s east end, where he resides. His wide variety of artswork experiences include digital marketing for Fall for Dance North, community consulting for Theatre Passe Muraille, set design interning for Buddies in Bad Times, and essay writing for Xpace Cultural Centre. He is currently working on his messy queer audio drama collaboration with Around + Out Theatre Company, and can usually be found cooking his friends dinner or out dancing to post punk.


Education


OCADU b.des in enviornmental design (full scholarship), class of 2023
sem studying scenography at the HfG in Karlsruhe, Germany (2022)


Continuing Education/Residencies


2024 “Friend of Nightwood”, with opportunities to support my learning as a playwright and director such as serving as a workshop shadow for the 2024 Groundswell Festival. 


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ghost tower theatre company’s instagram