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Vittorio Rossi

Born in Montreal in 1961, Italian-Canadian playwright Vittorio Rossi grew up in the district of Ville-Émard and graduated from Concordia University in 1985 with a BFA specializing in theatre performance. In 1987 he was playwright-in-residence at Montreal’s prestigious Centaur Theatre, during which he completed his first full-length play, The Chain, which opened Centaur’s twentieth-anniversary season in October 1988. The show was then produced at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. From 1990–91 Rossi was writer-in-residence at Concordia University where he also taught playwriting.

Rossi has also written several screenplays and directed a film version of his play Little Blood Brother. In 2003 he taught screenwriting at the University of Sherbrooke. His talent extends to acting as well, with screen credits in both television (Urban Angel) and film (Le Sphinx, 1995; Canvas, 1992; Malarek, 1989).

Rossi has established himself as a significant playwright in the national theatre community with his award-winning plays.

March 2013 : Centaur Theatre Plays in Colour!

November 2010 : Go See Vittorio Rossi's Paradise by the River!

September 2010 : It Couldn't Happen Here

QUOTES OF NOTE

Rossi’s plays represent the heftiest addition to the Canadian dramatic canon since David French’s Mercer Cycle_or George F. Walker’s _East End Plays
— CBC

QUOTES OF NOTE

Second time out, the volatile Rosato family still offers passion through familial drama.
— Variety.com

QUOTES OF NOTE

Tale of imprisoned Italians delivers explosive, full throttle energy…he succeeds at giving authentic voice to a specific community.
— Montreal Gazette