Oded Liphshitz (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

: עודד ליפשיץ) is an Israeli

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

. He was born in

Kiryat Ata Kiryat Ata () also spelled Qiryat Ata, is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. In it had a population of , 92% of whom were Jewish citizens. History The Early Bronze Age site at Kiryat Ata has been extensively excavated since 1990, reveal ...

, Israel, in 1981, and currently lives in Tel Aviv and teaches in the theatre department of

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a Public university, public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and ...

. His play ''Albert'' received the Bernstein prize for literature 2012. His play ''The Light Turns Up On Me'' has won Beit lessin's Open stage 1st Award 2010 along with Heidelberg's stage market 2010 special award. Liphshitz' plays have been produced in Israel and abroad. He was marked on several occasions by critics and scholars as one of the prominent voices of Israeli young generation of playwrights. Marat Parkhomovsky (May 5, 2009)
Interview with Oded Liphshitz
in Iton Tel Aviv (Hebrew)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Liphshitz, Oded Living people Israeli Jews Israeli male dramatists and playwrights Jewish dramatists and playwrights Academic staff of Tel Aviv University 1981 births