Edna Mazia

Edna Mazia (Hebrew: עדנה מזי"א; 24 July 1949 – 10 December 2023) was an Israeli playwright, author, screenwriter, and director.^[1]

Edna Mazia
עדנה מזי"א
Born	(1949-07-24)24 July 1949 Tel Aviv, Israel
Died	10 December 2023(2023-12-10) (aged 74) Tel Aviv, Israel
Burial place	Nahalal Cemetery
Occupations	Playwright screenwriter director author

Biography

Mazia began her career as a screenwriter, working with film director Amos Guttman on several films in the early 1980s. She transitioned to playwright in the 1990s, with her first play premiering in 1991 at Haifa Theatre.^[2]

Mazia was considered as one of the top playwrights in the Israeli theatre, as well as finding success as a theatre director and directing all theatre plays by her friend Anat Gov.^[3]

Mazia died in Tel Aviv on 10 December 2023, at the age of 74. She was buried at Nahalal.^[4]

References

1. "המחזאית והבימאית עדנה מזי"א נפטרה בגיל 74" (in Hebrew). Davar1. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
2. "המחזאית עדנה מזי"א הלכה לעולמה בגיל 74" (in Hebrew). Ynet. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
3. "הבימאית והמחזאית עדנה מזי"א הלכה לעולמה" (in Hebrew). Israel Hayom. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
4. "הבמאית והמחזאית עדנה מזי"א ("משחקים בחצר האחורית") הלכה לעולמה בגיל 74" (in Hebrew). Walla. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.