Olivier Kemeid

Olivier Kemeid
Born	1975 Montreal, Quebec
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 two-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language drama, for L'Éneide at the 2009 Governor General's Awards^[2] and for Moi, dans les ruines rouges du siècle at the 2014 Governor General's Awards.^[3]

Born in Montreal to immigrant parents from Egypt,^[4] 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 Montreal, including the Théâtre du Trident de Québec, Trois Tristes Tigres and Théâtre 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).

References

1. "Les deux printemps d’Olivier Kemeid". Le Devoir, February 16, 2013.
2. "Les finalistes aux Prix du Gouverneur général dévoilés". La Presse, October 14, 2009.
3. "Raconte-moi un auteur : Olivier Kemeid". L'actualité, October 23, 2014.
4. "Furieux et désespérés: retour aux sources pour Olivier Kemeid". La Presse, February 17, 2013.