Dramatist and director of Companhia Hiato of São Paulo, he is Master in Dramaturgy at University of São Paulo. He has begun as author and director with the play Cachorro Morto (Dead dog – 2008) and with the following text Escuro (Dark) he won Shell Award 2011 for Outstanding Author. With O jardim (The garden) he has received 19 nominations for main Brazilian awards and he won Shell Award 2012 for Outstanding Author, besides APCA Award 2012 for Outstanding Direction, Governor São Paulo State – Outstanding Play, and Paulista Cooperative Theater Award – Outstanding Author and Play.

Also the following plays are of his own Bagagem (Baggage) (finalist of Luso Brasileiro Dramaturgy Award), Dois Pássaros (Two Birds), Prometheus – the tragedy of the fire (selected spectacle to participate in Avignon and Edinburgh Festivals and nominated for three Shell Awards 2012, nominated for Outstanding Author Award CPT 2012) and Menor que o mundo (Smaller than World), directed by him as well. He's directed the play O Silêncio depois da chuva (The Silence After the Rain), it's had 2 nominations to Shell Award 2012, and he is writing and directing Projeto Ficção (Fiction Project) of Companhia Hiato.

Moreover, he is one of the writers for the feature-length movie A noite do Halley (The Night of Halley) and series for television.

Degree and Education

Master in Dramaturgy
School of Communication and Arts
University of São Paulo

Bachelor of Scenic Arts
Qualification in Theatrical Interpreting
School of Communication and Arts – University of São Paulo

Principal Artistic Production

"Ficção" (Fiction) (2012)
Leonardo Moreira and Companhia Hiato text.
Leonardo Moreira Direction.

"Menor que o Mundo" (Smaller than World) (2012)
Adaptation of Carlos Drummond de Andrade's title.
Leonardo Moreira with Cia. Cênica Nau de Ícaros text and direction.

"O Silêncio depois da Chuva" (The Silence after the Rain) (2011)
Gustavo Colombini playwriting and Leonardo Moreira direction.
Nominated to Shell Award 2011 (Outstanding Set Design and Author).

"O Jardim" (The Garden) (2011)
Text and direction by Leonardo Moreira
Shell Award 2011 – Outstanding Author and Outstanding Set Design (Marisa Bentivegna).
APCA Award 2011 – Outstanding Direction.
Governor São Paulo State Award – Outstanding Play.
Paulista Cooperative Theater Award – Outstanding Author and Outstanding Play.
Question of Critique Award – Outstanding Costume Design.

“Escuro” (Dark) (2009-2010)
Incentive to New Texts Award – Secretariat of Culture of São Paulo
5 nominations to Shell Award 2010: Outstanding Author, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Actress, Outstanding Set Design, Outstanding Costume Design.
Nomination to CPT Award 2009 – Outstanding Theatrical Author
5 nominations to CPT Award 2010 – Outstanding Author, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Play, Outstanding Visual Design, Revelation Company.
Outstanding Plays 2009: Folha de São Paulo Newspaper, O Estado de São Paulo Newspaper, Veja São PauloMagazine.

“Prometheus Nostos” (2009-2010)
Balagan Theater Company with Maria Thaís direction.
Avignon and Edinburgh Festivals.
3 nominations to Shell Award 2012.
Nominated for Best Author to CPT Award 2012.

“Halley” (2010)
Feature-length movie screenplay directed by Fernando Frahia.

“O amor não tem vista para o mar” (Love has no ocean view) (2010)
Text for a TV series with 13 episodes.

“Cachorro Morto” (Dead Dog) (2008-2010)
First plays of the Municipal Secretariat of São Paulo City Award.
2 nominations to FEMSA Award 2009 – including Outstanding Young Play.

“04 menos 01” (4 minus 1) (2008)
An adaptation of "História de Cronópios e Famas" by Julio Cortázar.
Written during the Coletivo Cronópio process directed by Alice Nogueira.
Unpublished text.

“Os Pinguins do Estreito de Magalhães” (The Strait of Magellan Penguins) (2008)
Written by Leonardo Moreira with Alice Nogueira, Fernando Frahia, Thiago Amaral, Marcella and Veronica Bannitz Gentilin collaboration.

“Circo Azedo” (Sour Circus) (2008)
Dramatic procedures for Circo Azedo performance by Ravel Cabral, Lais Marques and Aline Filocomo.

“Anônimos” (Anonymous) (2007)
Text assembled by Companhia de Teatro em Quadrinhos.
Myriam Muniz Award – Theater Funarte, directed by Beth Lopes.
VIGA Scenic Space – SP – June to August 2007.

“Bagagem ou Memórias Extraviadas” (Lost Baggage or Memories) (2007)
Project "Seleção Brasil em Cena" – CCBB Rio de Janeiro.
Elected one of the Revelation Authors – New Dramaturgy Talents 2007.

“Edifício Vaz” (Vaz Building) (2007)
Dramaturgy to Play Core SESI AE Carvalho.
Directed by Juliana Mattos.

Professional Distinctions

2011
Shell Award – Outstanding Author
APCA Award – Outstanding Director
Governor of the São Paulo State – Outstanding Pla
Paulista Cooperative Theater Award – Outstanding Author and Play.

2010
03 individual nominations to Shell Award 2010 – Outstanding Author, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Set Design (in partnership with Marisa Bentivegna); Awarded as Outstanding Author and Outstanding Set Design.

2010
5 nominations to CPT Award 2010 – Outstanding Author, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Visual Design (in partnership with Marisa Bentivegna), Outstanding Play (Escuro), Revelation.

2010
Outstanding Direction, Revelation Director, Outstanding text, Outstanding Play (Cachorro Morto) – FENATA 2010 Award – Paraná.

2009
Nomination to CPT Award 2009 – Outstanding Theatrical Author.

2009
2 nominations to FEMSA Award – Outstanding Set Design and Outstanding Young Play.

2008
Incentive to New Texts Award (Escuro).

2008
First Plays Award (Dead Dog).

2007
Seleção Brasil em Cena – New Dramaturgy Talents – CCBB Rio de Janeiro.