Connection profile
Lina Abyad
Theatre director · Educator
Connection with Alex
Lina taught Alex Theatre in Performance at LAU in Fall 2019 and directed, adapted and wrote the Arabic text for 1975–2019, in which he performed.
Work & recognition
Projects, programmes and milestones. Each entry explains its relationship and attribution.
9 entries
In commonShared work
In commonStudy
Fall 2019 · Study · Lebanese American University
Theatre in Performance
Lina taught Alex’s theatre performance course at LAU.
In commonExhibition, screening or performance
Don’t Be Scared, Sweetheart, It’s Fireworks
Performance · Beirut
Irwin Hall Auditorium, Lebanese American University
LAU event calendarIn commonExhibition, screening or performance
In commonCoverage of the work
LAU News · 2019
Institutional article1975–2019: memory takes the stage.
Coverage of Lina Abyad’s theatre production, in which Alex performed. The article follows the production’s response to war, memory and the October 2019 protests.
Institutional feature · Production context
Fall Major Theater Production: 1975-2019
Discusses Lina Abyad’s production, in which Alex performed.
In commonCoverage of the work
Elaph · 2019
Cast interviewA conversation with the cast of 1975–2019.
A filmed cast interview about Lina Abyad’s production. Interview in Arabic.
Cast interview · Arabic
أبطال مسرحية "1975-201" ثائرون لأجل لبنان الوطن بلا حرب
A conversation with performers from 1975–2019, including Alex.
In commonCoverage of the work
L’Orient-Le Jour · 2019
Theatre review1975–2019: war, revolution and the stage.
Edgar Davidian reviews Lina Abyad’s production, discussing its minimal staging, cast performances and dialogue between civil-war memory and the 2019 protests. Review in French.
Theatre review · Named cast credit
« 1975-2019 », guerre et révolution, témoignages et projections...
Wider workTheatre award
2013 · Theatre award · LAU News
The Dictator
LAU records the Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Qassimi Prize for The Dictator, directed by Abyad, as the finest theatrical work of 2013.
Wider workFellowship
12–23 July 2018 · Fellowship · Sundance Institute
Sundance Theatre Directors Retreat
Abyad was one of five directors selected for the Sundance Institute and Luma Foundation retreat in Arles, France.
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About & links
8 cards · All
Bio
Biography
Lina Abyad is a Lebanese theatre director, translator and educator. She taught at LAU from 1996 to 2023 and co-founded Beirut 8.30 in 2011. Her productions address migration, patriarchy, dictatorship and the experience of war, bringing social questions into the shared space of performance.
Bio
Approach & practice
LAU’s retrospective describes theatre as a place where she tests difficult social questions through language, bodies and audiences. Her teaching brought that experimental process into student productions.
Experience
Academic career · 1996–2023
27 years teaching theatre at LAU
LAU’s retirement tribute documents her work as Associate Professor of Theater, her teaching from 1996, and her co-founding of Beirut 8.30 in 2011.
Education
LAU News
Theatre studies at Sorbonne Nouvelle
Master’s degree and doctorate in theatre studies.
Links
Professional presence
Professional profile
Links
Explore
Theatre retrospective
Productions, teaching and social questions across her career.
Sources
Sources & credits · 1
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Sources & credits · 2
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