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Leili & Majnun

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A dynamic staging of Nizami's Leili & Majnun featuring an ensemble of Middle Eastern-American actors, singers and musicians. December 5-15, 2024 at Central Stage, Richmond, CA

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World Premiere Commission by the New Conservatory Theatre Presented in Association with Golden Thread Productions “Delivers a masterclass in palpable psychological storytelling…provocative, fiercely entertaining world premiere” – Bay Area Reporter

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The Language of Wild Berries by Naghmeh Samini

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A winding journey of love, heartbreak, and discovery by one of the most creative voices in contemporary Theatre of Iran. World premiere by Golden Thread Productions, October 14-November 6, 2022.

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Theatre Heaven: A Place a Lot Like Festival d’Avignon

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Read my report from the 2022 festival where there was a strong and meaningful showing of work by Middle Eastern artists including works by Alireza Koohestani, Hanane Haj Ali, and Kubra Khademi.

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Stuck by Amir Al-Azraki

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What does it take to get out of Iraq with a Iraqi passport? Iraqi playwright Amir al-Azraqi takes us on the absurd journey of visas, rejections, and searches that most Middle Easterners experience at airports with this tour-de-force play with movement.

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NEFA National Theatre Project grant program

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NFT supports the creation/development and touring of new artist-led devised, ensemble theater works that contribute to the cultural and aesthetic diversities of today’s theater.

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Leyla & Majnun, adapted from Nizami's poetry in Persian

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Commissioned by Berkeley RADICAL (Research And Development Initiative in Creativity, Arts, and Learning), a framework to cultivate public artistic literacy and create cultural access for diverse future audiences.

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Isfahan Blues (play)

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ISFAHAN BLUES is included in New Iranian Plays, Aurora Metro Publications, 2022. An Iranian Film Star. An American Jazz Musician. The Rest Is History. Written by Torange Yeghiazarian in collaboration with Vida Ghahremani, L. Peter Callender, Nakissa Etemad, Laura Hope, and Marcus Shelby. Premiered by Golden Thread Productions & African American Shakespeare Company in 2015, directed by Laura Hope.

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From the Middle East to Middle America

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I would love to bring select Middle Eastern and Middle Eastern American plays to your university theatre program!

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Dramatic Defiance in Tehran (essay)

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A rare and surprising look at contemporary theatre in Iran, this five-month snapshot offers a welcome glimpse into a society that remains closed to many in the West.

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Torange Yeghiazarian

Featured work

Leili & Majnun

The Tutor

The Language of Wild Berries by Naghmeh Samini

Theatre Heaven: A Place a Lot Like Festival d’Avignon

Stuck by Amir Al-Azraki

NEFA National Theatre Project grant program

Leyla & Majnun, adapted from Nizami's poetry in Persian

Isfahan Blues (play)

From the Middle East to Middle America

Dramatic Defiance in Tehran (essay)