Ismail Khalidi, 1982
Writers · January 1, 1982
Ismail Khalidi
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Ismail Khalidi is 44 years old, born January 1, 1982 in United States · Capricorn.
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About
Ismail Khalidi writes plays about Palestine, displacement, and war. Born in 1982 in the US to Palestinian/Lebanese heritage, he gained recognition with Tennis in Nablus, which won two Kennedy Center Honors while he was a graduate student at NYU, plus the Mark Twain Comedy Playwriting Award. His adaptation of Ghassan Kanafani's Returning to Haifa premiered in London in 2018. As a Capricorn, he channels structured storytelling into politically urgent theater.
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Biography
Ismail Khalidi is a Palestinian/Lebanese American playwright and screenwriter born in 1982. His work centers on Palestinian history, the modern Middle East, and themes of colonialism, displacement, and war. He is best known for Tennis in Nablus (2010) and Truth Serum Blues (2005), both produced internationally and published in multiple anthologies. His critically-acclaimed stage adaptation of Ghassan Kanafani's novella Returning to Haifa premiered in London in 2018. While still a graduate student at NYU, Tennis in Nablus received two Kennedy Center Honors in 2008, as well as the Mark Twain Comedy Playwriting Award and the Quest for Peace Playwriting Award. Khalidi works across playwriting, screenwriting, and theater direction, treating each form as a vehicle for historical and political testimony. Born a Capricorn, his work reflects the sign's serious engagement with structure and consequence. As a screenwriter, he contributes to film and television alongside his stage practice.
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- Tennis in Nablus won two Kennedy Center Honors in 2008 while Khalidi was still a NYU graduate student.
- He adapted Ghassan Kanafani's novella Returning to Haifa for the stage, which premiered in London in 2018.
- His plays have been published in half a dozen anthologies and performed internationally.
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