PRODUCTION TEAM

Although the Epic Players is a relatively new and unknown theatre group in Chicago, the team is comprised of a core group of highly experienced, intellectual, and talented Iranian-American and non-Iranian members of the Chicago community. Each core member is highly skilled in Iranian art, culture, heritage and history. They speak and teach from experience, and work with an inherent love for the arts that transcends the bounds of age, gender, and race. The following individuals will serve as members of the Epic Players Team for this production:

• Director: Farrokh Asadi
• Production Designer, Painting, and Sculpture Artist: Ario Mashayekhi
• Stage Performers: Jeff Jones, Nick Freed, Miguel Nunez, Ario Mashayekhi, Jonathan Renfrow
• Stage Manager: Gail Livesay Renfrow
• Assistant Stage Managers: Asal Monfared and Mahsa Dehleh Hosseinzadeh
• Dancers: Mahsa Dehleh Hosseinzadeh, Shahin Hemmatzadeh, Asal Monfared, and Mina Ghahremani
• Publicity Manager: Hamid Akbari
• Publicity Assistant: Fazi Riahi
• Program Assistant:  Ali Asadi
• Theater Scholar & Playwright:Ezzat Goushegir
• Theater Scholar & Playwright:Hayedeh Torabi
• Literature Scholar & Poet: Saeed Yousef
• Composer and Performer: Kiu Haghighi
• Film Scholar: Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa
• Cultural and Community Consultants: Simin Hemmati-Rasmussen and Bijan Bayzaee
• Website Designer: Kousha Moaveni-Nejad