Olivier Kemeid
Olivier Kemeid | |
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| Born | 1975 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | playwright |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s-present |
| Notable works | L'Éneide, Moi, dans les ruines rouges du siècle, Furieux et désespérés |
Olivier Kemeid (born 1975 in Montreal) is a Canadian playwright and theatre director from Quebec.[1] He is a three-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language drama, for L'Éneide at the 2009 Governor General's Awards,[2] for Moi, dans les ruines rouges du siècle at the 2014 Governor General's Awards[3] and for Five Kings : l'histoire de notre chute at the 2016 Governor General's Awards.[4]
Born in Montreal to immigrant parents from Egypt,[5] Kemeid studied political science and philosophy at university before attending the National Theatre School of Canada to study playwrighting. He has been associated with several theatre companies in Quebec, including the Théâtre du Trident in Quebec City, Trois Tristes Tigres and Espace Libre, and has written radio plays for Radio-Canada.
His other plays have included Chroniques de l'insouciance (2001), Barthélémy chez le Très-Bas (2002), Déserteurs (2002), Nous qui ne rêvions plus (2003), L'Homme des derniers instants (2003), Les Mains (2004), Les Murmures (2004), Une ardente patience (2005), Rabelais (Festin) (2005), Tout ce qui est debout se couchera (2006), Bacchanale (2008) and Furieux et désespérés (2013).
In 2016, Kemeid became the artistic director of the Théâtre de Quat'Sous in Montreal.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Les deux printemps d’Olivier Kemeid". Le Devoir, February 16, 2013.
- ^ "Les finalistes aux Prix du Gouverneur général dévoilés". La Presse, October 14, 2009.
- ^ "Raconte-moi un auteur : Olivier Kemeid". L'actualité, October 23, 2014.
- ^ "The Governor General's Literary Awards 2016". The Walrus. 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Furieux et désespérés: retour aux sources pour Olivier Kemeid". La Presse, February 17, 2013.
- ^ "Olivier Kemeid : Directeur artistique et codirecteur général". Théâtre de Quat'Sous.
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- 1975 births
- 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
- Canadian theatre directors
- Canadian people of Egyptian descent
- Writers from Montreal
- Living people
- National Theatre School of Canada alumni
- Canadian radio writers
- Canadian dramatists and playwrights in French
- Canadian male dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century Canadian male writers