Lara Arabian
Lara Arabian is a trilingual Toronto-based artist by way of Beirut, Lebanon, upstate NY, and Paris, France. A Dora nominated actor, she’s worked with companies across Canada including: Citadel Theatre, Modern Times, Outside the March, Aluna Theatre, Neptune Theatre, Canadian Stage, Theatre Passe Muraille, TfT, Studio 180, Pleaides Theatre, Cahoots, Pandemic Theatre, Nightswimming. She completed her acting training at the Banff/Citadel Professional Theatre Program.
Most recently she remounted her one-woman show, Siranoush, (which she also wrote) at the Next Stage Theatre Festival in Toronto. Recent TV/Film credits include: Saint Pierre, The Handmaid’s Tale, Kim’s Convenience, Assassin’s Creed, Jazz Ramsey K-9 Mystery, Improtèine, Rabbit Hole, Paris, Paris, Ghostwriter, Murdoch Mysteries, Taken, Dark Matter. Upcoming Film/TV: Foreign Tongue, 11h11
As a writer, she’s been a member of the Banff Playwrights Unit and Nightwood Theatre’s Write from the Hip program. She’s also a multiple Dora nominated writer for Outstanding New Play (Youth Division) as part of the writing team for Les Zinspiré.e.s 8, 10, 11 & 12 (Théâtre français de Toronto).
Her latest play, ‘Convictions’ received its world premiere at the Festival Les Zébrures in France before kicking off the season for Théâtre français de Toronto. Lara was recently named the inaugural recipient of the Joël Beddows Playwrighting Prize.
Lara is also a passionate arts educator and is on the faculty at both George Brown and Sheridan College. At Sheridan, she served the chairperson of their Expanding the Lens series, dedicated to centering historically marginalized voices.