Wajdi Mouawad

Biography

Wajdi Mouawad is a Lebanese-Canadian writer, actor, and director born in Lebanon in 1968. His work includes the acclaimed play Incendies (2003), which explores family trauma, war, and youth betrayal, and his own theatrical company's productions, including Willy Protagoras enfermé dans les toilettes (1998). He has also directed films, such as Littoral (2004), and led the Théâtre de Quat'sous in Montreal from 2000 to 2004. Since 2016, he has been director of the Théâtre national de la Colline in Paris.