Layan Elwazani is an actor, director, and playwright based in Queens, New York. Her passion is the
generation of new work as an act of resistance. Her favorite work asks questions about justice, community, and belonging. Brown/Trinity Rep: Alabaster, True West. Broadway/National Tour: The Band’s Visit. Off-Broadway: The Band Visits Cariani at Signature Theater. Regional: Noura, The Guthrie Theater, We Live in Cairo, American Repertory Theater, Yasmina’s Necklace, Premiere Stages. Playwriting: The Lark, O’Neill Theater Center, National Queer Theater, Vineyard Theater, Playwrights Horizons. Television: “The Code” on CBS. Film: Boxed In. She is a member of Medina Theater Collective, the Vixens En Garde, and served as artist ambassador to the New York Civil Liberties Union. She holds a BFA in Acting from Wright State University, and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. www.LayanElwazani.com. Layan stands in solidarity with the Freedom Theatre in Jenin Refugee Camp, Occupied Palestine.
