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Wajdi Mouawad, OC, (born 1968) is a Lebanese-Canadian writer, actor, and director. He is known in Canadian and French theatre for politically engaged works such as the acclaimed [1] play Incendies (2003). His works often revolve around family trauma, war, and the betrayal of youth.
Artistic director of the Théâtre de Quat'Sous in Montreal in 2000, then of the Théâtre français du Centre National des Arts in Ottawa in 2007, he was associate artist at the 63rd Avignon Festival, where he created Le Sang des Promesses with Littoral, Incendies, Forêts and Ciels.
Aug 27, 2019 · Mouawad’s latest story has been billed as Romeo and Juliet for the Arab-Israeli conflict. In it, a young academic named Wahida, who’s been studying the life and work of Al-Wazzan, falls in love with Eitan, a science major specializing in genetics.
- Dimitri Nasrallah
Jul 22, 2024 · Sejong Center for the Performing Arts (artistic director, Sun-Woong Koh) staged the play Littoral by Lebanese-Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad from June 14 to June 30. This was a Seoul Theatre production, with direction by Jeong Kim and translation by Jaeil Lim.
Sep 16, 2021 · Mouawad, 52, who runs the Théâtre National de la Colline in Paris, was taken aback to find the choristers had never received anything like it.
- Laura Cappelle
Canadian Origin: Montreal, Quebec. Wajdi Mouawad is a Lebanese-Canadian writer and actor. He is the author of Scorched, Tideline, Forests and Heavens, among many others. His plays have been translated into more than twenty languages and presented all over the world.
Jun 7, 2011 · Wajdi Mouawad, actor, director, translator, playwright (b at Deir el Kamar, Lebanon 16 Oct 1968). Wajdi Mouawad is a rarity in theatre because of his multiple talents and ability to appeal to different generations and cultures.
