Lama El Homaïssi (she/her) is an immigrant performer and writer from Lebanon, currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Born to a family of artists in Beirut, Lama grew up assisting her father, Faek Homaïssi, on his original musicals and mime plays, knowing she would eventually follow a similar path as a creator-performer.
She began her professional career as a television writer and producer for regional formats like The Voice and So You Think You Can Dance, and developed the award-winning concept Ana Zahra Jr. for girls’ empowerment.
After moving to the U.S. for her MFA in Musical Theater at Boston Conservatory at Berklee (2017), she began merging writing and performance. She wrote and fronted her first one-person show, Article 534, a verbatim piece about Lebanon’s anti-LGBTQIA+ law. Most recently, as an artist-in-residence at SHIM:NYC, she developed her cabaret show, Not Harem Material (premiered at Joe’s Pub in 2023), and her first musical play, Radio Beirut.