BIO
Biography
Daniel J. Meyer (Buenos Aires, 1982) is a playwright, theatre director, and teacher based in Barcelona for over 20 years. Author of A.K.A. (Also Known As) —translated into 14 languages, published and internationally awarded—, UPPGIVENHET (TNC, 2023), SCRATCH, LLEGAT, and SHOÀ. In 2024 he received the Valencia City Eduardo Escalante Award for I ARA QUÈ FAREM? (Ed. Bromera). His plays have been staged across Europe and the Americas and continue to be translated due to their international impact. Artiga premiered in August 2025 at the Sala Mercantil in Balaguer, ran in Madrid from January to March 2026 and is now touring Catalonia and Spain. He is preparing new theatre and narrative works. He has also worked on musicals and teaches playwriting.
AWARDS
For the play A.K.A. (Also Known As)
- 2 MAX Awards (Best New Text, Best Leading Actor). It was also a nominee for Best Small-Scale Production and Best Direction.
- 4 Butaca Awards (Best Text, Best Small-Scale Production, Best Direction, Best Leading Actor).
- 3 Teatre Barcelona Awards (Best Text, Best Small-Scale Production, Best Direction).
- Catalonian critics’ Award (Best Actor)
- Audience Award at MIT Ribadavia, Galicia.
- Audience Award at Teatre del Mar, Mallorca
- Premio Teatro Express awards, from the Fundación SGAE
- Premio Florencio (Uruguay) for Best Foreign Production (Temporada Alta Iberoamérica 2020, with support from the Institut Ramon Llull)
- 2 Hugo Awards (Argentina) for Best Adaptation (to a musical) and Best Emerging Actor.
For the play I ara què farem? (So What Are We Doing Now?)
- Valencia City Literary Prize “Eduardo Escalante” 2024 (valencian-language theater). Published by Edicions Bromera.
- This project has received a grant for literary creation by established authors from the Institució de les Lletres Catalanes
