Olivier Kemeid

Olivier Kemeid is a writer, director, actor and artistic director of the Trois Tristes Tigres theatre company. A leading figure in Quebec’s theatre landscape, he served as artistic director of Espace Libre from 2006 to 2010 and of Théâtre de Quat’Sous from 2016 to 2023, and has written some fifteen plays, several of which have been translated internationally. Four of his works were shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Awards: La vengeance et l’oubli (Leméac, 2024); Five Kings (Leméac, 2015); Moi, dans les ruines rouges du siècle (Leméac, 2013); L’Énéide (Lansman, 2008 / Leméac, 2019). Translations of L’Énéide have been performed on major stages around the world, including in Potsdam (Hans Otto Teater), Rome (Teatro di Roma), Canada (Stratford Festival) and New York (Theater at St Clement’s). His play Moi, dans les ruines rouges du siècle won the Association québécoise des critiques de théâtre (Prix de la Critique) Award for Best Production of 2012.