Aurash

Aurash

An Iranian epic adapted by Bahram Beyza’ie

Translated/adapted by Soheil Parsa and Brian Quirt

 

Director: Behnam Alibakhshi

Choreographer: Wendy Jehlen

Dramaturg: Harley Erdman

Scenic Designer: Michael Donnelly

Lighting Designer: Jemma Kepner

Costume Designer: Malorie Grillo

Sound Designer: Fletcher Clark

Vocal Coach: Elisa Gonzales

Production Stage Manager: Anika Nayak

Stage Manager: Crow Traphagen

 

Associate Dramaturg: Micki Kleinman

Assistant Costume Designer: Jr Moreno

Costume Craft Master: Chenoa Albertson

Assistant Stage Manager: Luna Barros

Research and Music Curators: Narges Rahmani, Behzad Alibakhshi

Calligraphy Designer: Borna Izadpanah

 

Production Manager: Julie Fife

Technical Director: Michael Cottom

Scenic Construction Director: Brandon Hall

Costume Shop Managers: Kristin Jensen, Felicia Malachite

Lighting Supervisor: Michael Dubin

Sound Engineer: Ryan Hickey

 

Directing Advisor: Gilbert McCauley

Acting Advisor: Milan Dragicevich

Scenic Design Advisor: Anya Klepikov

Costume Design Advisors: Yao Chen, Olivera Gajic

Lighting Design Advisor: Penny Remsen

Sound Design Advisor: Amy Altadonna

Stage Management Advisor: Julie Fife

 

 

CAST

 

Sena Yacteen: Commander, Storyteller

DJ Dragicevich: Kashvad, Storyteller

Sofia Montti: Aurash

Ryan Muller: King, Storyteller

Hia Ghosh: Hooman, Storyteller

Vincent Babu: Corporal 1, Enemy Watch 1, Storyteller

Thomas Galvin: Corporal 2, Enemy Watch 2, Storyteller

Haylie Prevett: Guard, Elborz Mountains, Storyteller

Sunny Nordberg: Second Aurash

Marco White: Ghost, Storyteller

 

 

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Aurash is presented with the permission of playwright Bahram Beyza’ie

 

Special thanks: Hossein Alizadeh and Keyhan Kalhor, Parisa Farhadi, Jan Šabach and Digital Design students

 

The costumes for this production are made possible in part by a gift in memory of Vivian P. Leidy.

 

 

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