Oliver Pitschner (he and him)
a trans toronto based playwright,
director, and arts administrator who can usually be found cooking his friends dinner or out dancing to post punk.
call me, beep me
at oliverpitschner@gmail.com.
CV
Work Experience
Content Creator
Fall for Dance North
mar 2025 - present
- 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 - dec 2024
- directed and collaborated 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
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Fall for Dance North
sept - oct 2024
- assisted with community management
of company social media accounts
- graphic design and creation of pre show
reel assets
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 24 year old playwright, director, and arts administrator based in so-called Toronto. In his work he explores themes of youth culture, the family unit, fate, religious fundamentalism, and transgender liberation through his tiny organization Ghost Tower Theatre Company. He has written and directed Behold, a Man!, The Other Paris, and bi-province audio play collaboration Transfigure/Transfix with Halifax's Around + Out Theatre Company, as well as directed Valentine Leger's The Biography of Harry Allen for Buddies in Bad Times' 46th Rhubarb Festival this past spring. He is an arts administrator, most recently having worked for the Toronto Fringe Festival, and sits on the board of directors for East End Arts, helping bring accessible arts and culture to Toronto’s east end where he resides. As of now he is chipping away at his magnum opus UNION, coming to the Slate Festival this fall 2025. Oliver can usually be found cooking his friends dinner, trying to teach his fiancee Maeve Magic: The Gathering, or at the club 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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