Oded Liphshitz (in

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: (עודד ליפשיץ) is an Israeli

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. He was born in

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

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

. 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)

Plays produced

(W: Wrote, D: Directed, M: Music) * ''Jona's Story'' Iyun Theatre Ensemble. Tel Aviv 2013 (W/D/M) * ''The light turns up on me'' "Heidelberger Stückemarkt" Heidelberg 2010 (W) ** "Bet-lessin, Stage market" Tel Aviv 2010 ** "New writing from Israel" Festival London 2012 ** "Lifgosh: To meet" Festival London 2013 * ''Kigler: His life and death'' Acco Festival, Herzlia ensemble, IL 2012 (W/D) * ''Perpetuum Mobile'' Tau Theatre Tel Aviv 2011 (W/D) (Written with the ensemble) * ''Creditors'' Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv 2009 (W/D) (AN adaptation to Strindberg's ''Creditors'') * ''Sonia and Bobek'' 5th International Play Festival Ohio 2007 (W) ** Tmunah Theatre (home production) Tel Aviv 2008 * ''A Chair'' Arab Hebrew Theatre Tel Aviv 2008 (W/D/M) * ''Tzozi'' 7th Annual Small Bama Festival Tel Aviv 2008 (W/D/M) ** Tmunah Theatre Tel Aviv 2009 * ''The Girl Who Is Actually a Wheelbarrow'' Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv 2009 (W) * ''Yam Yabasha'' "Iyun" Theatre Ensemble around Israel 2009 (W/D/M) * ''A Requiem to Daniel'' Act II Festival Haifa 2009 (W/D/M) * ''Now In Front Of the Wall'' Tzavta festival for Israeli Drama Tel Aviv 2008 (W)

Prizes

* 2013 "Israeli drama developing fund" - Writing Grant for "I came into the world" * 2012 "Bernstein Prize for literature" for the play "Albert" * 2010 Best Play Award for "The light turns up on me" - Beit-lessin Open-stage festival. * 2010 Best Play collective award for "The light turns upon me" - Heidelberg Stukemarkt * 2010 Citation Award for "we can do something about it" - Tsavta "Tsav kri'a" Fest'. * 2010 Citation Award for writing and directing "Yam Yabasha" - "Sal Tarbut" by the IL Culture Dept'. * 2008 1st place: best play, best production, best performance for "Tzotzi" - "Small Stage" Fest. * 2007 1st place in playwrighting contest "Sonia and bobek" - Tel Aviv University

External links

Oded Liphshitz' site

Oded Liphshitz plays

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Liphshitz, Oded Living people Israeli Jews Israeli male dramatists and playwrights Jewish dramatists and playwrights Academic staff of Tel Aviv University Year of birth missing (living people)