Namayesh House Performances Begin

Mahmoud Farhang, director of the Office of the Religious Theater Center of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, said at the opening night of "That Red Apple", which is directed by Shahab Raheleh, that he was pleased that the performances of the center was opened by religious theaters, irantheater.ir reported.

"I hope Saeed Kashen-Fallah whose lost have saddened us will rest in peace," he said.

Kourosh Zarei, director of Dramatic Arts Center of the Islamic Propagation Organization, said that he was happy that the religious theater activities of the center were witnessing a boom. "Such performances have had its special audience. People keep demanding us to have such performances," he added.

He thanked Mr Farhang for promoting such performances.

Reminding the later artist Saeed Kashen-Fallah, Mr Zarei said that he was a compassionate and kind teacher who had served post-revolution theater a lot and had trained many students who are involved in the art now.

He wished the soul of Mr Kashen-Fallah to rest in peace, dedicating the performance to him.

The performance of "That Red Apple" was followed with another piece, "Because It Is Closer to God Here", which is directed by Hamed Hoshyari.

After the performance, Mr Farhang said that the center had supported over 20 religious theater this year, which were set to have public performances. He hoped the performances would be successful.

Meanwhile, Karim Akbari-Mobarakeh, a veteran theater artist, said that the number of theater houses were a few before the Islamic revolution. They included Mowlavi, Sangelaj, City Theater and Namayesh Workshop, he said, adding that the number had risen significantly after 1979 Islamic revolution in a way that over 100 pieces were on stage every night before the beginning of the mourning month of Moharram.

"That shows that the family of theater is large," he insisted, dedicating the performance to Saeed Kashen-Fallah.