Mehregan Theater Hall to Home “The Bear”

Iran Theater-Anton Chekhov’s “The Bear” goes on stage at Mehregan Theater Hall. Kaivan Zohoori directs the show.

The Bear: A Joke in One Act, or The Boor, is a one-act comedic play written by Russian author Anton Chekhov. The play was originally dedicated to Nikolai Nikolaevich Solovtsov, Chekhov's boyhood friend and director/actor who first played the character Smirnov. The play takes place in the drawing room of Elena Ivanovna Popova's estate on the seven-month anniversary of her husband's death. Since her husband died, Popova has locked herself in the house in mourning. Her footman, Luka, begins the play by begging Popova to stop mourning and step outside the estate. She ignores him, saying that she made a promise to her husband to remain forever faithful to his memory. Their conversation is interrupted when Grigory Stepanovitch Smirnov arrives and wishes to see Elena Popova.

The director has tried to bring happiness to the audience by fully adhering to the originality of the play, focusing on equality between men and women.

Lili Sabri, Nima Ghorbanzadeh, Farid Golriz, Laleh Heshmat Pasad, Nima Nikmanesh, Erfan Seif Elahi, Elika Sadeqi and Mohammad Saave will act in the show.

The crew:Lily Sabri( cast  Director), Yahya Ilbeigi ( Director Consulter), Bahar Saawa (Production Manager), Keyvan Zahrabi ( light Designer ), Milad Elahi ( Light Designer), Samira Shakiba ( make-up Designer), Keyvan Zahrabi (costume designer), Hamid Mohammadi ( light and voice ), Arsalan Mehri (Stage Manager), Mehdi Sarbazi( Public Relations and Advertising Director), Mohsen Nazif and Mahyar (Stage Assistants), Shahin Karimi (Music), Keyvan Zahrabi ( Décor designer), Nima Ghorbanzadeh( Poster Designer), Badroddin Saadati Asasan Haqqani (Teaser) and Ramin Zamin peyma ( Photography).