Mohammad Yaghoubi

Pronouns: He/Him/His

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Website: https://www.nowadaystheatre.org/mohammad-yaghoubi-resume/


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Born and raised in Iran, Mohammad Yaghoubi is a playwright, director, and screenwriter. He moved to Canada in 2015 and co-founded the Nowadays Theatre company in 2016. His plays have been translated into seven languages and produced in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Kurdistan, Russia, Sweden, The Czech Republic, Turkey, and the USA.
Under Yaghoubi’s direction, his latest play, Earworm, was presented bilingually (in Farsi and English) at Crow’s Theatre, Toronto, February 2024.
Selected Awards: The Promising Pen Prize from Cahoots Theatre for his play Persimmon, 2021; First place winner of the Iranian Playwrights Society and third place winner of the New Play Contest in Toronto’s Fringe Festival – 2016 for Outstanding Writing – A Moment of Silence, and The Fadjr Theatre Festival Award for Outstanding Directing and Writing – Winter of ‘88.
Recent Credits: Earworm (Crow’s Theatre, 2024), Persimmon (360-degree video project, 2022), Winter of 88 (Next Stage Theatre Festival, 2020).

Plays Available at the Canadian Play Outlet:

Winter of 88

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