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Lina Abyad (Play Director / LAU Faculty)

Dr. Lina Abyad is an assistant professor of communication arts (theater) and fundamentals of oral communication at LAU–Beirut. After receiving her B.A. in Psychology from the American University of Beirut, Dr. Abyad studied in Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris, France, where received both her Doctorate and Maîtrise in Theater Studies.

Dr. Abyad has been staging plays at LAU and in professional theaters. She has adapted and translated several plays to Arabic. She has directed different acting workshops in Beirut and the region. Selected staging include:

×   The Blind by Maurice Maeterlinck, translated to Arabic by the director and Rachid el-Daif, Gulbenkian Theatre, LAU; the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre, the XIVth Damascus International in Theatre Festival. (2008).

×        The Jester by Mohammed El Maghout, adapted by the director, Gulbenkian Theatre, LAU, Beirut, Lebanon. (2007).

×        Djoha, adapted by the director, Gulbenkian Theatre, LAU, Beirut, Lebanon. (2006).

×        On the Margin of Kalila and Dimna by Youssef el Khal, Gulbenkian Theatre, LAU, Beirut, Lebanon. (2005).

×        Listen to the Breathing of Memories co-adapted with May Ogden Smith from Nadia Tuéni’s poetry, Monnot Theatre, Beirut, Lebanon. (2003).

   x    A Woman Alone by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, translated and acted by Julia Kassar, Beirut Theatre, Beirut,            Lebanon. (2001).