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Matryoshka (play)
''Matryoshka'' is a Persian language, Persian-language satire based on selected short stories of Anton Chekhov, translated, written, and directed by Parsa Pirouzfar. The play has over 30 characters all performed by the playwright and the theatre director Parsa Pirouzfar in its theatrical production. The play Matryoshka first premiered on 13 September 2015 at Theatre West, as a solo performance, in Los Angeles. The play subsequently ran for two years in the United States, US cities of Los Angeles, San Diego, and Berkeley, California, Berkeley as well as Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal in Canada in 2015 and 2016; and finally, after multiple performances finished its staging in Tehran in Iran in 2017. Matryoshka was particularly important to Parsa Pirouzfar's career. His performance playing over 30 characters of the play all by himself was unique. Matryoshka earned Parsa Pirouzfar the Golden Statue Award for Best Actor in the 35th Celebration of the annual Fajr International Thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parsa Pirouzfar
Parsa Pirouzfar ( fa, پارسا پیروزفر, born 13 September 1972) is an Iranian actor, theatre director, painter, playwright and translator. He is best known for his acting in '' In the Eyes of the Wind'' (2009–2010) and '' Mum's Guest'' (2004). He has received various accolades, including an Iran Cinema Celebration Award, in addition to nominations for a Crystal Simorgh and a Hafez Award. Early life Parsa Pirouzfar was born on 13 September 1972 in Tehran, Iran. He is an actor; theatre director, acting instructor, playwright, painter, and translator. From 1984 to 1990, when he was in high school, he created his first comic strips. According to the information holds on his official website, these comic stories never has been published. Having graduated from high school with Math and Physics major in 1990, he started his academic studies in painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Tehran in 1991. Where, in the same year, he also started acting on stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |