Dima Mikhayel Matta

Dima Mikhayel Matta is a Beirut-based writer and actress. Matta, a Fulbright scholar, holds an MFA in creative writing from Rutgers University. They have been acting for the stage since 2006. In 2014, they founded Cliffhangers, the first bilingual storytelling platform in Lebanon, and host monthly storytelling events along with parallel events such as storytelling workshops and performances. Their first play, “This is not a memorized script, this is a well-rehearsed story,” an autobiographical play on queerness and their relationship with the city toured in London, New York, and Belfast, and their work has been published in the likes of PEN Transmissions amongst others.