Tenor · Actor · Music Director · Filmmaker

Amjad Abu Ammar

Performer at the intersection of voice, movement,
language, and light.

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Amjad Abu Ammar
4Languages & Dialects
10+Years on Stage
3Instruments

Who I Am

A performer who
refuses one lane.

Born in Syria, trained in Damascus and Sharjah, shaped by every tradition that passed through me — classical Arabic maqam, Western musical theatre, physical movement, and the intimacy of a camera lens.

I am a tenor, an actor, a mover, a Music Director, a vocal coach, a clarinettist, and an emerging filmmaker. I hold a degree in Musical Theatre from the Sharjah Performing Arts Academy / University of the Arts Sharjah, where I also served as Music Director and Choir Conductor of the SPAA Singers.

My work lives in the space between languages — Arabic and English, tradition and experiment, stage and screen.

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Disciplines

What I bring
to every room.

Voice & Song

Tenor with classical training and a contemporary edge. Equally at home in Sondheim, Fairouz, and original Arabic musical theatre.

Acting & Movement

Trained in Stanislavski, Meisner, Laban, and Viewpoints. Physical storytelling that begins in the body and reaches the audience's chest.

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Music Direction

Rehearsal MD, choir conductor, arranger, and vocal coach. From first read-through to opening night, I shape the ensemble's sound.

Film & Direction

Cinematographer and director developing an original Arabic-language short film. Steeped in visual storytelling, blocking, and performance-centred directing.

Instruments

Clarinet (10+ years), guitar, oud, and piano. Multi-instrumental literacy that informs every performance and educational context.

Education & Facilitation

Vocal coach, clarinet teacher, and curriculum designer. Developer of original sight-singing and music theory programmes for conservatoire students.

Stage

Selected Credits

Robert The Bridges of Madison County
Musical · SPAA Graduation Showcase 2026
Franklin Shepard Merrily We Roll Along
Musical · SPAA Production
Alfred Alice By Heart
Musical · SPAA Production
Horton Seussical
Musical · SPAA Production
Lead Broken Wings (أجنحة متكسرة)
Arabic Musical · Regional Production
Lead Umm Kulthum the Musical
Bilingual Musical · Tribute Production
The Officer الحادثة (The Incident)
Drama · Arabic Theatre Production
Tom — Monologue The Glass Menagerie
Drama · Showcase · Tennessee Williams

Music Direction

Shaping sound
from the inside out.

As Music Director and Choir Conductor of the SPAA Singers, I led multiple choirs through a full academic calendar of rehearsals, productions, and public performances.

I believe great MD work is invisible — the audience hears the ensemble, not the director. My role is to remove every obstacle between the performers and the music.

I also design original educational resources: a 12-week sight-singing curriculum, music theory mnemonics, and a full-year piano programme tailored for musical theatre performers.

Choir Conducting Rehearsal MD Vocal Coaching Arrangement Curriculum Design
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"Reading The Score" — Original Sight-Singing Method, SPAA 2025

Film

أزرق
Blue

A Syrian journalist returns to Latakia in December 2019, navigating the weight of family estrangement against the silence of a city that has changed — and hasn't.

Based on an original screenplay by Karma Suleiman. Blue is my directorial debut — a love letter to Syria rendered through stillness, candlelight, and the spaces between words.

  • Director Amjad Abu Ammar
  • Screenplay Karma Suleiman
  • Language Arabic
  • Status In Development
Blue — أزرق Film Poster
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Original Work in Development

An Arabic
Jukebox Musical.

A bilingual theatrical experience blending the golden age of Arabic pop with the structure and emotional language of contemporary musical theatre. This original production is currently in development, weaving English and Arabic repertoire into a single narrative voice.

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Contact

Let's make
something real.

Available for performance, music direction, vocal coaching, film projects, and educational facilitation across the UAE and internationally.

amjad@example.com +971 50 000 0000

Based in Sharjah, UAE