This event is entirely in Persian language.

Diaspora Arts Connection proudly presents "Women's Monologues, Based On the Alphabet," a play written and directed by acclaimed Iranian director, Afshin Hashemi.

Four Performances on:

Saturday, May 30th
Sunday, May 31st
Saturday, June 6th
Sunday, June 7th
7:00 PM

The Marion E. Greene Black Box Theatre
Oakland School for the Arts
530 19th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
Tickets available below

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when theaters were closed, Women's Monologues Based on the Alphabet was written for home performances, requiring no theatrical stage or technical facilities and social media became the venue.

Women’s Monologues Based on the Alphabet, written by Afshin Hashemi, is a collection of 32 monologues drawn from the stories of Iranian women—past and present. Each piece is based on a letter of the alphabet and uses colloquial language, idioms, and proverbs of Persian. The monologues were designed to be performed by anywhere from one to thirty-two female performers.

The performance and release of this collection began on March 25, 2021, performed by accomplished Iranian actress Mona Farjad, and continued steadily until May 2022. The series was met with strong admiration from theater lovers and even audiences previously unfamiliar with theater.

After the COVID lockdowns ended and theaters partially reopened in Iran, the Iranian Theatre Forum honored this initiative by awarding distinctions to both the performer and the writer of the collection.

The play will take to stage in Oakland, featuring dozens of actresses.

در روزهای کرونا و تعطیلیِ تآتر، نمایشی تک‌نفره برای اجرا در خانه، بی‌نیاز از امکاناتِ صحنه‌ی نمایش؛ نوشته شد که محل ارائه آن فضای مجازی بود.

«تک‌گویی‌های زنانه بر اساس حروف الفبا» مجموعه‌ی ۳۲ تک‌گویی‌ست از قصّه‌های زنانِ ایران - دیروز و امروز، گذشته و حال - که هرکدام متمرکز بر یکی از حروفِ الفبا و با استفاده از واژه‌های عامیانه و اصطلاحات و مَثَل‌های زبانِ فارسی، برای اجرای یک تا ۳۲ بازیگرِ زن نوشته شده است.

اجرا و انتشارِ این مجموعه از ۵ فروردینِ ۱۴۰۰ با بازیِ مونا فرجاد آغاز و تا اردیبهشتِ ۱۴۰۱ به‌طورِ پیوسته ادامه یافت و با استقبالِ بسیارِ تآتردوستان و حتا ناآشنایان به تآتر روبه‌رو شد.

پس از پایانِ دورانِ کرونا و بازگشاییِ نصفه‌نیمه‌ی تالارها، انجمنِ بازیگرانِ خانه‌ی تآترِ ایران با اهدای نشان به بازیگر و نویسنده‌ی این مجموعه این حرکت را ارج نهاد.

حال افشین هاشمی این نمایش را با بازیگری هنرمندان منطقه در اوکلند به صحبنه می آورد..