Peydah - Iranian-American Theatre Company

Mission Statement

Peydah is a celebration of Iranian and Iranian-American culture and art. The company is made up of professional Iranian and Iranian-American actors and theater makers who have gathered with the shared goal of creating work that tells our stories without apology, reservation, or limitations. Peydah is committed to voicing stories from all aspects of Iranian life, particularly those of women and marginalized communities. Peydah seeks to create and manifest theater related to the rich and nuanced experience of Iranian-Americans, drawing upon classic and contemporary works from Iran and the diaspora community.

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Tosca Tehran

A group of Iranian actors, who with the risk of getting arrested – or worse – have decided to perform the uncensored Tosca in an international festival in Tehran, Iran. A place where religion is weaponized to arrest, execute and destroy people who believe in love, freedom and justice.
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#notoexecution #اعدام_نکنید . STOP EXEC

#notoexecution #اعدام_نکنید
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STOP EXECUTING #mohammadrajabi #saeedtamjidi #amirhosseinmoradi
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What happened?
On June 24, Iran’s Supreme Court had upheld the death sentences against Amirhossein Moradi, Saeed Tamjidi, and Mohammad Rajabi, three young men who were arrested after participating in the November 2019 protests, on charges of “taking part in destruction and burning, aimed at countering the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
Protests erupted across Iran in November 2019 after an abrupt decision by authorities to hike petrol prices as part of efforts to blunt the effects of crippling US sanctions on the country's economy.
Tens of thousands of people took part in the protests, prompting a pushback from Iranian security forces and authorities to implement a "near total internet shutdown" for 10 days, when 1500 civilians were killed on the streets by Iranian security forces.
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#iranprotests2019 #اعتراضات_آبان۹۸

Medium of us “Aperformance” People need Theat

Medium of us
“Aperformance”

People need Theatre.
Do they?
In collaboration with Roxanne Young, Emily Jo, Patric Madden, Julian Elijah Martinez, Jake Ryan Lozano
April 28th. Zoom
4:00 PM EST | 9:00 PM GMT | 12:30 AM Tehran
20-30 minutes

#worldtheatreday #peydahtheatre #تئاترپیدا
This is exactly where we found each other!
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In August of 2019, Shadi Ghaheri pulled together a cast of Iranian-American actors, most of whom had never worked together before, for a one-night staged reading of her play ‘Tosca Tehran’ at Atlantic Theater Company. The power of filling the stage with Iranian-American actors telling their own story, directed by a female Iranian director to a room full of New Yorkers from all backgrounds and ethnicities was resounding. The electrifying reception of the work was felt by all. A week later, Shadi invited the cast to dinner, where she shared her desire to capture the energy by creating an all Iranian and Iranian-American theater company together. Every single person was on board. The Company remained untitled for weeks, as they worked to establish a mission statement, discuss social and artistic goals, and handle the logistical process of creating a new theater company. Then, just as they found themselves, the name “Peydah” came to them. In Farsi, “peydah” means “to be found or discovered; to become visible of manifest; to arise, spring up, originate”. And just like that, Peydah was found, founded, and found each other.

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