Iranian art

White Rabbit Red Rabbit play

This play from Iran is an actor’s nightmare

Arts, Culture & Media

An Iranian playwright, without a passport and unable to leave his country, created a one-person play all about control and submission. Actors see the script for the first time on stage, as they start their first and only performance before a paying audience. The experience has spurred total panic in seasoned actors.

Cyrus Cylinder

This 2,600-year-old clay cylinder is bringing tears, and pride, to Iranians in the US

Arts, Culture & Media
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