Major Production “أبو الزوس”

LAU Beirut Campus, Gulbenkian Theater

The English and Creative Arts department at LAU’s School of Arts and Sciences presents Abou El Zeus, a play written by Woody Allen and directed by Assistant Professor Lina Khoury.

About the Play

A writer and an actor try to come up with a suitable ending for their play, but…

Abou El Zeus tackles existential themes and poses serious philosophical questions in a satirical and comic way, blending realism with the absurd, the epic with the farcical, and the logical with the irrational. Are we able to realize the meaning of our lives in the midst of all this chaos? What is the role of art? And can it provide us with real answers?

All the cast, designers, managers and technicians in Abou El Zeus are LAU Alumni, graduates of the Communication Arts, Theater, Television and Film, and Fine Arts programs. They are: Tarek Tamim, Sany Abdul Baki, Wafaa Celine Halawi, Talal El Jurdi, Marwan Tarraf, Elie F. Habib, Aliya Khalidi, Hala Masri, Haitham Shamas, Riad Kobeissi, Sami Hamdan, Sumaya Khauli Kubeisy, Mohamad Mislimani, Nasib Naimi, Fairouz Abou Hasan, Mariam Chouman, Alia Abed El Baki, Lara Abou Dehn, Gaitana Kafrouny, Gaia Sawaya, Karim Makarem, Angelina Farah, Mona Knio, Omar Moujaes, Suzi Chamaa, May Ghaibe, Anas Ghaibe, Meghan Itani, Mohamad Asaad, Manar Wehbe, Ilat Knayzeh, Samir Andrea and Lina Khoury.

Abou EL Zeus will be performed at the Gulbenkian Theater, LAU Beirut campus, on November 24 & 25,  December 1 & 2, and from December 10–13 (inclusive) at 8:00 p.m. sharp.

Tickets are available at all branches of Antoine’s Library, Antoineticketing.com, and at the Gulbenkian Theater ticket booth before the show.