David Ives’ s Philadelphia comes to Tehran

"Philadelphia" by David Ives and translated by Shadi Jalilian, is a social comedy drama about the strange events that occur after two old friends meet in a cafe.

 

David Ives (born July 11, 1950) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is perhaps best known for his comic one-act plays; The New York Times in 1997 referred to him as the "maestro of the short form". Ives has also written dramatic plays, narrative stories, and screenplays, has adapted French 17th and 18th-century classical comedies, and adapted 33 musicals for New York City's Encores! series.

                                                                  

Mohammadreza Mirhosseini, Kaveh Ahmadi and Mounir Samdaninia will star in the show.