Lebanese-Canadian actor, author and director (b. 1968)
Wajdi Mouawad
Wajdi Mouawad, drawing
Born
(1968-10-16) 16 October 1968 (age 55) Deir al-Qamar, Lebanon
Occupation
Actor, playwright, writer, director, screenwriter, guitarist, drummer, director
Nationality
Lebanese
Notable awards
Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Officer of the Order of Canada
Governor General's Literary Award (2000)
Grand Prize for Theater (French Academy) (2009)
Knight of the National Order of Quebec (2010)
Website
www.wajdimouawad.fr
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.[citation needed] Since April 2016, Mouawad has been the director of the Théâtre national de la Colline in Paris.[2]
^Nasrallah, Dimitri (2019-08-27). "A Controversial Playwright Takes on the Arab-Israeli Conflict". The Walrus. Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
^"Wajdi Mouawad's career". La Colline Théâtre National. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
WajdiMouawad, OC, (born 1968) is a Lebanese-Canadian writer, actor, and director. He is known in Canadian and French theatre for politically engaged...
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co-wrote the screenplay with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne. Adapted from WajdiMouawad's play of the same name, Incendies stars Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin...
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abandoned the Khiam prison. Parts of Bechara's story were used in WajdiMouawad's 2003 play Incendies, which Denis Villeneuve adapted to the screen in...
played the role of Alphonse Lebel in Jade Bowers’ Scorched, written by WajdiMouawad. "Staff Reporter". Grocott's Mail. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 22 January...
landed her first major theatre role on the Paris stage as Wahida in WajdiMouawad's play Tous des oiseaux at Théâtre national de la Colline. She then starred...
Carole Frechette, Michael Healey, Daniel MacIvor, Hannah Moscovitch, WajdiMouawad and others, as well as productions of plays by canonical playwrights...
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theatre by writing in the local dialect, joual, and Montreal-adoptee WajdiMouawad (Wedding Day at the Cromagnons, Scorched). Most established French-language...
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) Oliver Parker Incendies (2003) WajdiMouawad Incendies (2010) Denis Villeneuve Inherit the Wind (1955) Jerome Lawrence...
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stage. Robert Lepage is prominent as a playwright, actor and director. WajdiMouawad is known for the critically praised play Scorched, which was filmed...
Mervil Marc Messier Dominique Michel Albert Millaire Sylvie Moreau WajdiMouawad Sophie Nélisse Mahée Paiement François Papineau Jessica Paré Théodore...
Morrison Kim Morrissey Hannah Moscovitch Daniel David Moses Arthur Motyer WajdiMouawad Grace Helen Mowat Neil Munro Janet Munsil Colleen Murphy Rory Mullarkey...
first became widely known for his performance in a stage production of WajdiMouawad's play Tideline (Littoral), also later repeating the role in its 2004...
Moore Tomson Highway Christopher Newton Robert Lepage Judith Thompson WajdiMouawad Daniel MacIvor Daniel Brooks Sky Gilbert Paul Thompson (playwright)...
in Burkhard C. Kosminski's highly acclaimed production of "Vögel" by WajdiMouawad at Schauspielhaus Stuttgart. Israeli television Israeli cinema Theater...
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