Person
Wajdi Mouawad
Writing · Born 1968-10-16 · Deir al-Qamar, Lebanon
Biography
Wajdi Mouawad, OC, is a Lebanese-Canadian writer, actor, and director. He is known in Canadian and French theatre for politically engaged works such as the acclaimed play Incendies (2003). His works often revolve around family trauma, war, and the betrayal of youth. Since April 2016, Mouawad has been the director of the Théâtre national de la Colline in Paris.
Known for
Anatomy of a Fall
Psy Jammal
Incendies
Theatre Play
Still Burning
Andre
Skies of Lebanon
Joseph Kamar
Zaïde, or The Path of Light @ Salzburg Festival 2025
Dramaturgy
Scarabée d'or
Wajdi Mouawad
A Scent of Mint
Voice
Pelléas et Mélisande
Stage Director
Incêndios
Theatre Play
Tideline
Writer
Filmography
- 2025Zaïde, or The Path of Light @ Salzburg Festival 2025Dramaturgy
- 2025Pelléas et MélisandeStage Director
- 2023Anatomy of a FallPsy Jammal
- 2021Skies of LebanonJoseph Kamar
- 2016Still BurningAndre
- 2014IncêndiosTheatre Play
- 2012Pays revéHimself
- 2010IncendiesTheatre Play
- 2004TidelineWriter
- 2002A Scent of MintVoice
- —Scarabée d'orWajdi Mouawad
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