Fouad Dakwar

Fouad Dakwar is a multimedia artist and 2025 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient whose subversive comedy channels his Palestinian immigrant upbringing (with a punk-rock twist). His semi-autobiographical musical, FOUAD OF NAZARETH, has been featured on the Playbill Songwriter Series, which aptly described him as "a darkly comic pop-punk composer on the rise." The piece was first developed in Berklee NYC's one-year Master's program, received a residency at the Writers Grove at Goodspeed, and was a semi-finalist for the 2025 Relentless Award. Its concept album was produced by Noor Theatre and recorded at the Power Station with additional grant support from the Pop Culture Collaborative, premiering to a one-night only concert at Ars Nova. Fouad wrote and performed an original song in Michael Weithorn's The Best You Can (Netflix) starring Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick. He is a 2024/25 Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellow, 2025 Yes And Laughter Lab Fellow, 2026 Kleban Prize finalist, and member of the Joe's Pub Council. Born in Nazareth, the laughter he evokes is Biblical.