In the Stillness of Night
Written by Yekta Khaghani
Directed by Shadi Ghaheri
Friday Feb 2nd @ 9:30 pm
Saturday Feb 3rd @ 7:00 pm
Sunday Feb 4th @ 3:00 pm
Tuesday Feb 6th @ 7:00 pm
Friday Feb 9th @ 9:30 pm
Saturday Feb 10th @ 9:30 pm
When every societal system works against you, what does hope look like? Hope looks like passing banned books to your classmates behind the teacher's back. Hope looks like a secret language your friend group invented to curse in code. Hope looks like helping your friends with their makeup before performing theater that might be banned tomorrow. Hope looks like sharing one Olivieh sandwich between your four best friends. Hope looks like this group of rule-bending Iranian teenage girls, Rosa, Mahboubeh, Nikta, Samar, and Banafsheh waiting for the school bell to free them and plan their limitless futures. In the Stillness of Night shares the tragic, bittersweetness of Iranian girlhood, plus the stark bleakness of Iranian womanhood. By playing with time and space, this play asks us if healing the past and the present are inevitably intertwined.
This showcase was funded by the NYC Women’s Fund and is presented by The Tank.
Featuring (in alphabetical order):
Leyla Beydoun, Esra Dayani, Narges Kalogli, Sofia Mahdavi , Nava Saylany, Rozz Srabi
Creative Team:
Yekta Khaghani, Playwright
Shadi Ghaheri, Director
Paola Alexandra Soto, Managing Producer
Jude Brandt, Stage Manager
Mehrnaz Tiv, Dramaturg
Diana Fathi, Generative Consultation
Sadra Tehrani, Set Design
Reza Behjat, Lighting Design
Camilla Tassi, Projections Design
Yekta khaghani, Costume Design
Caroline Eng, Sound Design
Anya Pathania, Composer and Singer
Hoda Ramy, Graphic Design
Mahya Jaberiansari, Marketing and Fundraising Coordinator
*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to have a COVID vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.