The Evening Melody is a 15 minute virtual performance between Iran and the US. New York based Iranian theatre artist, Deniz Khateri has designed and produced it to experiment with the online theatre medium as a means of the first theatrical live collaboration between these two countries. The evening Melody is a glance at the life of Maryam Shoja, a news reporter in Tehran. The two performances happen at the same time and the audience can watch both Iranian version and American version simultaneously while choosing the language they want to hear. Deniz wants to experiment with audience participation in virtual theatre as well as the role of language and how the aesthetics and choices of these two cultures are similar or different, especially considering that these countries supposedly have no official communication.
Each production has a separate team in Iran and the US. The US production is directed by Rebecca Miller , MFA candidate in directing from Columbia University. Iran's production is directed by Deniz Khateri and performed by Sarvenaz Nankali. Costume design by Zohreh Rahmani, Public Relations by Sara Haddadi and Poster by Arvin Fouladifar.
