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(in association with Bush Theatre)
NASSIM
©2020 by Nassim Soleimanpour Productions
NASSIM was originally commissioned and produced by the Bush Theatre and opened at the Bush Theatre on July 25, 2017. Since then, NASSIM has been performed in over 30 countries and continues to be toured and performed globally.
Experimental Theatre
Premiered 2017
Dear performer. I want to show you something. Did you know, in Farsi my name is written like this: ‘.RUOPNAMIELOS MISSAN si eman yM’
From Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour comes an audacious new theatrical experiment. Each night a different performer joins the playwright on stage, while the script waits unseen in a sealed box…
Touchingly autobiographical yet powerfully universal, NASSIM is a striking theatrical demonstration of how language can both divide and unite us. NASSIM is toured globally and is translated and performed in the native language of each country.
After the opening of NASSIM in London, the production won the Fringe First award at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival before beginning it's life on tour. In 2018, NASSIM was performed in 20 countries within a 200 day span. Countries including Australia, Japan, China, Chili, Peru, South Korea, Spain and more.
The team concluded 2018 by landing in New York City for the American premier and their first Off Broadway Run where they won the Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Unique Theatrical Experience. NASSIM was performed at New York City Center with 154 New York based actors, writers, and creators. Performers of note include Kate Arrington, Michael Shannon, Lisa Emery, Cory Michael Smith, Zachary Quinto, Kathy Najimy, Michael Urie, Phillipa Soo and Patrick Page.
After the conclusion of the Off Broadway run, the production launched back into tour and continue to perform internationally and in the United States. To date, NASSIM has been performed over 340 times with over 340 performers from around the world.
The team is delighted to announce their second tour of the United States coming in Spring of 2021.
"At each show the game performer and the droll playwright forge a relationship of sorts, navigating barriers of language and life experience before a live audience."
New York Times
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©2020 by Nassim Soleimanpour Productions
Credits
Writer and Performer
Actor
Director
Designer
Sound Designer
Lighting Designer
Production Manager
Script Editors
General Manager
Touring Stage Manager
Nassim Soleimanpour
A new actor for every performance
Omar Elerian
Rhys Jarman
James Swadlo
Rajiv Pattani
Michael Ager
Carolina Ortega and Steward Pringle
Shirin Ghaffari
TBA
Awards
Edinburg Fringe Festival 2017
Fringe First
Off Broadway Alliance Awards 2019
Best Unique Theatrical Experience
Nominations
Upcoming Performance Dates
2021
Feb 16-21 | Sheboyan, WI, USA
Feb 23-26 | Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Mar 2-6 | Madison, WI, USA
Mar 10-21 | Boston, MA, USA
Mar 24-27 | Richmond, VA, USA
Mar 31-Apr 2 | Burlington, VT, USA
Apr 6 | California Polytech State University, CA, USA
Apr 16-18 | Santa Monica, CA, USA
Apr 20-21 | California State University, CA, USA
Apr 23-24 | Sonoma, CA, USA
More USA dates/lcoations TBA!
Previous Performances
2020
Staatstheater Mainz, Mainz, Germany
2019
Theater GROB, Copenhagen, Denmark
Teater Momentum, Odense, Denmark
Teater Katapult, Aarhus, Denmark
Baggård Teatret, Svendborg, Denmark
Grønnegades Kaserne Kulturcenter, Næstved, Denmark
Bastionen, Nyborg, Denmark
Baltoppen LIVE, Ballerup, Denmark
Stanford Live, Stanford, CA, USA
Magic Theatre San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Perdue Convocations, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Tampere Theatre Festival, Tampere, Finnland
New York City Center, New York, NY, USA
Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, Canada
The Clutch, Vancouver, Canada
Carrefour Int. de Théâtre, Québec, Canada
Luminato Festival, Toronto, Canada
HOME, Manchester, UK
La Teatreria, Mexico City, Mexico
Asphalt Festival, Dusseldorf, Germany
Le Safran, Amiens, France
2018
OzAsia Festival, Adelaide, Australia
Festival Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Inside-Out Theatre, Beijing, China
Le Manége, Maubeuge, France
Malpertuis Theater, Tielt, Belgium
Festival de Otoño, Madrid, Spain
GAM, Santiago, Chile
Teatro Biobío, Concepcíon, Chile
Festival Noorderzon, Groningen, Netherlands
Staatstheater Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Dublin Theatre Festival, Dublin, Ireland
La Teatreria, Mexico City, Mexico
Doosan Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
FAE Lima, Teatro Británico, Lima, Peru
Perth Festival, Perth, Australia
Albany Entertainment Centre, Albany, Australia
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, Mandurah, Australia
Arts Center Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
English Theatre Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Teatro delle Muse, Ancona, Italy
New York City Center, New York, NY, USA
Comédie De L'Est, Colmar, France
2017
Bush Theatre, London, UK
Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, UK
2018-2019 à Québec in Dans la catégorie « Hors Québec
Prix de la critique maison
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