Horn Without a Head (A Reinterpretation of Oedipus) Art Palace — December 2025 to January 2026 Synopsis: Some animals keep running for a moment even after their heads are cut off. Some memories do the same. Playwright: Mahmoud Khosroparast Director: Mohammad Barahmani Producer: Soroush Mokri Cast: Farzin Mohades Mahshid Khodadi Mehdi Yeganeh Alireza Haghparast Executive Producers: Mohammad Movahednia, Mina Avval Set & Props Designer: Farshid Jafari Movement Director: Pardis Zare Lighting Designers: Mohammadreza Rahmati, Niloufar Naghib Sadati Sound Designer & Composer: Mohammad Hossein Ghaffari Costume Designer: Dina Yousefpour Graphic Designer: Arash Vakilzadeh Illustrator, Mask & Props Maker: Parisa Gholamian Photographer: Shahin Azma Assistant Director: Maryam Bahmanpour Directing Team: Parsia Tavakkoli, Dey Nazemi Stage Managers: Amir Dindar, Arman Amiri, Mohammadjavad Karami Stage Assistants: Darya Javadi, Armin Iravani Lighting Assistants: Yeganeh Nouraei, Andia Eslami, Ali Fanni, Narges Sadeghian, Emad Ebrahimi Costume Sewing: Negar Vafabakhsh Costume Tailor: Hossein Panahi Sound Engineer: Shayan Safavi Sound Executive: Kiarash Moradi Vocal Coach: Sahar Sotoudeh Advertising Manager: Navid Aghaz Trailer Production: Ali Hosseini Motion Artist: Seyed Yaser Tabatabaei
The play “Horses Never Migrate in Winter” was staged in May 2025, directed by Moein Khadivi and Tabassom Entezari, at Medea Hall of Tehran Theater. The performance tells the story of three groups of migrants who have turned to migration in search of a better life. With a deeply human and impactful perspective, it portrays the problems and challenges they face in refugee camps, familiarizing the audience with the real struggles and concerns of this experience. Playwright: Mahmoud Khosroparast Directors: Moein Khadivi, Tabassom Entezari Producer: Moein Khadivi Cast: Sepideh Saeidi Nia, Mohammad Sediq, Masoumeh Norouzi, Atefeh Ghanbari, Sheida Moshali, Shokoofeh Sheikhi, Mohammad Nadi Assistant Directors: Payam Afshari, Abtin Zia Composer: Kourosh Khadivi Voice Performances: Mahmoud Khosroparast, Ahmad Shamloo Movement Director: Mohammad Nadi Public Relations & Media Consultant: Frank Ghanbari Trailer Production: Dopa, Payam Afshari, Amin Rezaei Poster Painter: Mahsa Jabbari Graphic Designers: Dopa, Amin Rezaei Set Designer: Mona Chavoshi Costume Designer: Shokoofeh Sheikhi Costume Assistant: Aysa Shayegi Stage Manager: Lida Omidi Sound Designer: Kourosh Khadivi Stage Assistants: Mobina Soleimani, Hassan Sahlani Makeup Team: Sajedeh Ghaffari, Tina Arad Lighting Designer: Milad Aghaei Photographer: Payam Afshari
Variations of Death on the Fifteenth Floor Shams Hall, Urmia January 4–8, 2025 Synopsis: The play tells the story of a writer descending into madness as he becomes surrounded by the characters he himself created, spiraling into confusion and insanity… but— Playwright: Mahmoud Khosroparast Director: Majid Gholami Producer: Ali Jahangiri Cast (in order of appearance): Elaheh Khalili Alireza Helmi Sophia Jafarpour Solaleh Tamkin Vash Kousha Majnooni Zara Lal Mehrnaz Khoshnevis Black-Clad Ensemble Performers: Yalda Mirzaeipour Sadra Tamkin Vash Sarvin Sheikhi Alireza Pourzolfi Saeid Azhdarzadeh Aram Esmaeili Nima Asgarpour Negar Mehrizi Directing Consultant: Karim Zendehrouh Assistant Director: Solaleh Tamkin Vash Lighting & Set Designer: Vahid Khodaparast Makeup Designer: Solaleh Tamkin Vash Costume Designer: Elaheh Khalili Music Designer & Live Vocal Performance: Masoud Saeidi Poster & Brochure Designer: Hamidreza Hamzepour
When the Cicadas Neigh February 17 – February 26, 2016 Hozeh Honari — Mehr Theater Hall Synopsis: Ehtesham Khan and Ameh Khanom, two surviving members of the Qajar tribe, decide to hire a nurse named Leila in order to preserve their lineage and continue their lives. Eventually, Leila marries Ehtesham Khan, who is disabled. Before long, Leila — representing the modern age — takes over the position once held by Ameh Khanom. Now, she has become the Qajar dictator of the mansion. Playwright: Mahmoud Khosroparast Designer: Shahrzad Hosseinpour Director: Shadi Asadpour Producer: Ali Monjazipour Cast (in order of appearance): Raham Bigloo Mohammad Rokhshanfar Milad Yarmohammadi Nastaran Bagheri Shahrzad Hosseinpour Noushin Albad Marjan Zarei Executive Manager: Shahrzad Hosseinpour Puppet Performers: Sheila Nazari, Roya Almasi Mehr Voice Actors: Sheila Nazari, Ali Rahimi Assistant Director: Nastaran Bagheri Stage Manager: Hossein Hosseinabadi Stage Secretary: Sheila Nazari Costume Designer: Maryam Karimi Tailor: Farideh Dousti Movement Designer: Reza Fovadi Set Executors: Mohammad Soltani, Siavash Ghasemi Poster Designer: Sina Afshar Music & Sound Effects: Hessam Zamani Public Relations: Ali Yazdandoust Media Affairs: Arash (Mehdi) Razmjou Photographers: Anahita Ghaffari, Behnam Kochian Mask & Puppet Construction Team: Puppet Design & Construction Director: Ali Monjazipour Construction Team: Pedram Zargar, Ali Monjazipour, Nastaran Bagheri, Raham Bigloo Cinematographer: Behnam Kochian Music: Hessam Zamani
Majoon al-Salatin Iranshahr Theater Complex — Nazarzadeh Kermani Hall November 3 – December 9, 2023 Synopsis: The king lies in the arms of death while the courtiers are at war — each struggling over fate and succession. What determines the destiny of the common people: blood or wisdom? Writers: Mahmoud Khosroparast, Payam Saeidi Director: Saeed Zarei Producer: Meysam Ahmadi Cast: Sadegh Barghaei Ali Mahmoudi Nima Sayyari Rashad Moeini Erfan Mohammadi Meysam Norouzi Alireza Haghparast Mohammad Barahmani Performed by: Kia Rokni Investor: Sahba Kholdbarin Executive Producer: Seyed Emad Ameri Set Designer: Amirhossein Davani Lighting Designer: Ali Kouzehgar Makeup Designer: Faezeh Soltani Costume Designer: Saba Meraji Poster Designer: Sajjad Afsharian Props Designer & Fabricator: Mehrnoush Bayani Music: Kia Rokni
This Was Life January 22 – March 13, 2025 Iran Artists Forum – Entezami Hall Synopsis: The story recalls events that took place in female and male student dormitories, remembered by two individuals on their way to the airport. Writers: Mahmoud Khosroparast, Mahmoud Ahadi Nia Concept Designer & Director: Banafsheh Riazi Cast: Mohammad Abolhasani Hanieh Asghari Danial Bahman Of Neshat Partovi Mohammad Pishdar Nasim Torabi Sajjad Tasbihi Fatima Hosseinzadeh Nima Danesh Manouchehri Arian Dabbaghi Shahin Sabzi Narges Shariati Fereshteh Alipour Mohammad Fattahi Paria Kashi Arash Lesani Mahdieh Mohammadhani Alireza Noheh Bahareh Nahavandi Namira Nik Andish Voice Performances: Vahid Jalilvand, Banafsheh Riazi Directing Consultant: Saeed Zarei Set Designer: Hossein Sahraei Music: Kiarash Khodashenas, Parsa Shomali Graphic Designer: Mohammad Movahednia Trailer Director: Amirhossein Mansouri Advertising Manager: Amirhossein Mansouri Costume Designer: Banafsheh Riazi Lighting Designer: Saeed Zarei Promotional Photographer: Raha Mohammadi Performance Photographer: Kiarash Masibi First Assistant Director: Mohammad Fattahi Directing Team: Atiyeh Jangi, Masih Mehrabi Production Manager: Sajjad Tasbihi Public Relations: Ensieh Rahmani Stage Secretary: Atiyeh Jangi Stage Managers: Ali Khalili, Ali Heshmati
Ta'zieh Assembly of the Murder on Amirieh Street Friday, August 28, 2015 Synopsis: This play casts doubt on the accident and death of Darvish Khan, the great musician of contemporary Iranian history. Playwright: Mahmoud Khosroparast Director: Shirin Kashefi Cast: Arash Sadeghian Haghighi Amirhossein Ensafi Barman Ahoura Arian Naserimehr Abolfazl Ashrab Rahel Farhangi Mohammad Taghipour Music Consultant: Ramin Abdollahi Set Designer: Mehdi Nemati Moghadam Costume Designer: Rahel Farhangi
The Strindberg Game April 2025 Samandarian Hall, Iranshahr Theater Complex Synopsis: The life of a middle-aged married couple living on a remote island, trapped in years of routine and emotional stagnation, is thrown into new turmoil with the arrival of a relative. Playwright: Friedrich Dürrenmatt Translator: Hamid Samandarian Director: Mohammadreza Maleki Text Consultant: Mahmoud Khosroparast Directing Consultant: Mohammad Barahmani Cast: Mohammadreza Maleki Majid Asadi Safoura Khosh Tinat Executive Producer & Program Coordinator: Mohammad Hassan Darbaghi Fard Set Designer: Sina Yeilagh Beigi Costume Designer: Maghadi Shamirian Sound Designer & Composer: Babak Keyvani Graphic Designer, Poster & Logo Designer: Arash Vakilzadeh Movement Director: Pardis Zare Lighting Designer: Reza Khazraei Video & Trailer Designer: Masih Khodadad Sound Engineer: Aziz Akbari First Assistant Director: Parisa Roozbahan Stage Managers: Arman Amiri, Amir Dindar Photographers: Parto Joghataei, Amir Naseri Media Consultant: Ali Keyhani Assistant Set Designers: Hossein Kazemi, Hamidreza Saberi Assistant Costume Designer: Faegheh Kordabadi Decorator: Mohammad Hossein Nafari Azad Set Assistants: Mehdi Nafari Azad, Kiarash Hajizadeh Tailor: Hossein Panahi