Playwrights
Welcome to our directory of playwrights from around the world who are writing for young audiences. Feel free to browse country or name. Know someone that should be on the list? (Including yourself?) Send us the info!
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Erfan Khatibzadeh
Erfan Khatibzadeh is a Researcher, Educator, Dramaturg who lives in Damghan, Iran He has a BA Theater at the University of Tehran, Campus of Fine Arts, faculty of Performing Arts and Music. and is a Member of Iran ASSITEJ.
He is interested in working on interdisciplinary fields
Mohammad Boroumand
Documentary film maker, Animation script writer, TV & Theater Writer and Director
Aghaabasi, Yadollah (Iran)
First name and surname: Yadollah Aghaabasi
Date of birth: 1952
Level of Education: PhD in dramatic literature
Qasemi, Moslem (Iran)
Born in 1954 Tehran
Studied in two fields; “Management”, “Directing and Acting”
Graduated in acting and creative theatre of Centre of Intellectual Developments of children and adolescents, passing several courses in acting, playwriting and etc. with Iranian and foreigner professional professors, participation in grand groups of children ‘theatre like “paper bag” group, participation in center of Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults (Kanoon)group and running hundreds mobile shows, street scene across the country and Iranian and foreigner festivals, instructor in creative theatre in the libraries of the Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults (Kanoon) in Tehran and other cities ( before and after the revolution)
Khalaj, Mansour (Iran)
Mansour Khalaj
Writer, director and researcher
Date of Birth: 1950
Level of education:
- Bachelor of Art from faculty of Fine Arts,
- 1950 Master of arts, directing branch from faculty of cinema and theatre
- 1997 First class certification from Islamic Culture and Guidance office
Kianian, Davood (Iran)
First name and surname: Davood Kianian
Date of Birth: 1942
Level of Education:
- Has an art degree from the Department of Islamic Culture and Guidance for activities in the field of Children’s theatre
Activity records:
- Playwriting, theatre director and researcher in the field of theatre specially Children and adolescent’s theatre
Qasempour, Akram (Iran)
First name and surname: Akram Qasempour
Date of Birth: 1963
Level of Education: Student in art research- PhD level
Activity records:
- As a teacher in university in 1995, teaching courses like; acting, directing, puppet drama and Children’s Literature
- Faculty theatre member in Soureh University and director of the department of Soureh University’s theatre