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Wajdi Mouawad
Playwright

Wajdi Mouawad

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Writing Incendies, a family mystery shaped by war and inherited trauma.

Incendies · Forêts

Born
16 October 1968
Birthplace
Deyr el-Qamar

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Wajdi Mouawad

Wajdi Mouawad is a Lebanese-Canadian playwright, actor and director. Displacement, family secrets and the aftermath of violence recur throughout his theatre.

Early life

Leaving Lebanon

His family fled the civil war, living in France before settling in Montreal.

Acting studies

Graduated from Canada’s National Theatre School in 1991.

Career

  1. 2000–2004

    Montreal leadership

    Directed the Théâtre de Quat’Sous.

  2. 2007

    Ottawa theatre

    Became artistic director of French theatre at the National Arts Centre.

  3. 2016

    La Colline

    Took charge of the Paris national theatre.

Selected work

Incendies

Twins investigate their mother’s past.

Forêts

Connects several generations through buried family histories.

Anima

A novel told through nonhuman perspectives.

Beyond work

Across languages

Works within French-language theatre across Canadian and European institutions.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical data and references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Jean-Louis Fernandez / Wajdi Mouawad. Copyrighted image; source credit retained · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.