SUITE/Space 2018 - Red Wednesday | Sanaz Ghajar

Red Wednesday

Sanaz Ghajar & Built for Collapse

Performances

March 30 & April 1 @7pm, March 31 @9pm

For tickets by phone call: 212-352-0255 or 1-866-811-4111

Mabou Mines Theater
150 First Avenue, Second Floor,
New York, NY 10009

A multimedia production written and directed by Sanaz Ghajar about a family brought together and torn apart by revolution. Inspired by the controversial story of Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, Iran’s Foreign Minister during the 1979 hostage crisis and Ghajar’s great uncle, the play investigates Iran and America’s relationship through the lens of a growing young woman. An historical allegory that pays special attention to those left to clean up the mess when we blow each other up.

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"Red Wednesday"

Photo by Mark Simakovsky

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"Red Wednesday"

Photo by Mark Simakovsky

Director/Creator

Sanaz Ghajar

Producer

Built for Collapse

Cast

Bahar Beihaghi, Neimah Djourabchi, Vincent Santvoord, Vida Tayebati, and Merlin Whitehawk*
*Actor appears courtesy of the Actor’s Equity Association.

Production

Production Design: Dave Tennent
Sound Design: Erato A. Kremmyda
Lighting Design: Tuce Yasak and Damir Dado Čobo
Choreography: Ben Hobbs
Stage Manager / Assistant Director: Sarah Cook
Associate Costume Designer: Jessica Marie Fisher

About the Artist

Sanaz Ghajar Sanaz Ghajar is an Iranian-American director, writer, DJ and Artistic Director of award-winning theatre company Built for Collapse (built4collapse.org). Recently, she directed “Danger Signals” by Nina Segal at the OBIE Award-winning Ice Factory Festival. Before that she directed her company’s “Nuclear Love Affair,” which played to sold out houses in NYC, Prague, Rome, and Krakow. She has developed work with New York Theatre Workshop, BRIC Arts | Media, 3LD, Clubbed Thumb, Civilians, Drama League, Ars Nova, New Ohio Theatre, Red House Center for Culture & Debate in Bulgaria, Prague Film & Theater Center, and others. Current fascinations include the integration of film into live performance and working with playwrights on developing innovative play structures. Alumni of Drama League Director’s Project, NYTW 2050 Fellowship, Clubbed Thumb Fellowship. NYTW Usual Suspect. BFA: NYU Tisch

Feature photo by Mark Simakovsky.

SUITE/Space 2018 – Red Wednesday | Sanaz Ghajar