Fouad Awad

Fouad Awad was born in 1956 in Nazareth

Fouad Awad was born on October 7, 1956, in Nazareth to Palestinian parents. He attended Nazareth Baptist School, where he first took part in theatre through school performances.

He directed his first production, "The King is The King," in 1979. He completed a degree in theatre arts at Tel Aviv University in 1982. As a student he directed "Miss Julie" by August Strindberg and "Men in the Sun" by Ghassan Kanafani.

From 1983 to 1987 he worked at the Municipal Cultural Centre in Nazareth and directed several plays there. In 1987 he directed "Birds" by Ibrahim Khalaileh, and in 1989 his play "Jaber's Head" won awards at the Acre Theatre Festival. In 1991 he co-founded the Alsadaka Cultural Centre with Mohammed Aoudtalla.

In 1994 he co-directed "Romeo and Juliet" with Eran Bene'el, a production that opened the Lille Festival in France. From mid-1998 to late 2002 he was artistic manager of Almidan Theatre. In 2003 he directed "The Bus," about relations between Palestinians and Israelis after the intifada.

He heads the culture department of the Nazareth municipality and teaches at the drama academy in Ramallah. In 2016 he received the Golden Hedgehog lifetime achievement award for linking Arab and Hebrew theatre.