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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Laverty, Ashley (USA)
Ashley Laverty is an M.F.A candidate in Arizona State University's Theatre for Youth program where her interests lie in immersive theatre for youth and playwriting for a young audience. As an actress, she has performed nationally for young audiences with the National Theatre for Children, VEE Corporation, Roxy Regional Theatre, Vital Theatre Company, and Storyland, a family amusement park.
Anyanwu, Mike (Nigeria)
Mike Anyanwu is a pioneer artiste of the National Troupe of Nigeria. He holds a B.A. (Hons.) Second Class Upper Division Degree in Theatre Arts (Unical), Master of Fine Art (MFA) Theatre Arts (Unical); M.Sc. Mass Communication (Unilag); LL.B (Hons.) Unilag and BL (Nigeria Law School). He is a Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and presently the Deputy Director (Dance/Legal), National Troupe of Nigeria.
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