Artists Forum to Host “Fools”

Fools is a comic fable by Neil Simon, set in the small village of Kulyenchikov, Ukraine, during the late 19th century. The story follows Leon Steponovich Tolchinsky, a schoolteacher who takes a new job educating Sophia, the daughter of Dr. Zubritsky and his wife, Lenya. Leon soon learns that there is a curse on the village that makes everyone stupid, but complications ensue when Leon falls in love with his pupil.

 

The performance of " Fools " will be held for two nights in the hall of the House of Iranian Artists.

 

The story starts with Leon Tolchinsky, an ambitious young schoolteacher (who often breaks the fourth wall), arriving in the village of Kulyenchikov in order to educate a doctor's daughter, Sophia Zubritsky. Upon arrival, Leon encounters a rather unintelligent shepherd by the name of "Something Something Snetsky, the sheep loser." After a confusing and tedious conversation with Snetsky, Leon goes off to find the home of his new employer, Dr. Zubritsky.

 

This play will be translated by Shahram Zargar and directed by Mostafa Mirzaei with a different approach to the main text from the artistic group "Symbol".