Ahmad Saatchian
Encyclopedia
Ahmad Saatchian born October 3, 1972, is an Iran
ian theatre, television, and film actor, as well as a member of the Naqshineh Theatre
group.
Directing: The Dumb Waiter
by Harold Pinter
for play reading, in 2003, Tehran.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian theatre, television, and film actor, as well as a member of the Naqshineh Theatre
Naqshineh Theatre
Naqshineh Theatre is a group of Iranian performance artists who mostly work in the genre of Theatre of the Absurd.The first show performed by Naqshineh was Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, staged at the City Theatre of Tehran in 1998. After 30 shows they received an invitation to an...
group.
Stage Credits
- The Caucasian Chalk CircleThe Caucasian Chalk CircleThe Caucasian Chalk Circle is a play by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht. An example of Brecht's epic theatre, the play is a parable about a peasant girl who rescues a baby and becomes a better mother than its natural parents....
1997, by Bertolt BrechtBertolt BrechtBertolt Brecht was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the...
, directed by Hamid Samandarian, Tehran. - No ExitNo ExitNo Exit is a 1944 existentialist French play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The original French title is Huis Clos, the French equivalent of the legal term in camera, referring to a private discussion behind closed doors; English translations have also been performed under the titles In Camera, No Way Out...
1998, by Jean Paul Sartre, directed by Afsaneh Mahian, Theran. - Crime and PunishmentCrime and PunishmentCrime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments during 1866. It was later published in a single volume. This is the second of Dostoyevsky's full-length novels following his...
1998, by Fyodor DostoevskyFyodor DostoevskyFyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays. He is best known for his novels Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov....
, directed by Mikayil Shahrestani, Tehran. - Play Strindberg 1999, by Friedrich DürrenmattFriedrich DürrenmattFriedrich Dürrenmatt was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophically deep crime novels, and often macabre satire...
, directed by Hamid Samandarian, Tehran. - The Eight Voyage of Sindbad 2000, by Bahram Beyzayi, directed by Kyoumars Moradi, Tehran.
- The Spell of the Burned Temple 2001, by Naghmeh Samini, directed by Kyoumars Moradi, Tehran and (IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
) - RhinocerosRhinoceros (play)Rhinoceros is a play by Eugène Ionesco, written in 1959. The play belongs to the school of drama known as the Theatre of the Absurd...
2001, by Eugène IonescoEugène IonescoEugène Ionesco was a Romanian and French playwright and dramatist, and one of the foremost playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd...
, directed by Vahid Rahbani, Tehran. - Secrets and Lies 2002, by Naghmeh Samini, directed by Kyoumars Moradi, Tehran.
- Dreaming in an empty cup 2003, by Naghmeh Samini, directed by Kyoumars Moradi, Tehran and 2005 (India)
- Never snows in Egypt 2002, by Mohammad Charmshir, directed by Ali Rafie, Theran.
- Dead EndDead EndDead End is a 1937 crime drama film. It is an adaptation of the Sidney Kingsley 1935 Broadway play of the same name. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Joel McCrea, and Sylvia Sidney...
2004, by Pettre Torini, directed by Sohrab Salimi, Theran. - MedeaMedeaMedea is a woman in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, niece of Circe, granddaughter of the sun god Helios, and later wife to the hero Jason, with whom she had two children, Mermeros and Pheres. In Euripides's play Medea, Jason leaves Medea when Creon, king of...
2004, by Dario FoDario FoDario Fo is an Italian satirist, playwright, theater director, actor and composer. His dramatic work employs comedic methods of the ancient Italian commedia dell'arte, a theatrical style popular with the working classes. He currently owns and operates a theatre company with his wife, actress...
, directed by Sohrab Salimi, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, KölnKOLNKOLN, digital channel 10, is the CBS affiliate in Lincoln, Nebraska. It operates a satellite station, KGIN, on digital channel 11 in Grand Island. KGIN repeats all KOLN programming, but airs separate commercials...
. - Grimace 2004, by Naghmeh Samini, directed by Kyoumars Moradi, Tehran.
- The Professionals 2004 by Dostan Koyachovich, directed by Babak Mohammadi, Tehran.
- Vanek Trilogie 2004 by Václav HavelVáclav HavelVáclav Havel is a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician. He was the tenth and last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic . He has written over twenty plays and numerous non-fiction works, translated internationally...
, directed by Sohrab Salimi, Tehran. - Julius Caesar, Told by a Nightmare 2005, by Naghmeh Samini, directed by Kyoumars Moradi, Tehran.
- EleutheriaEleutheria (play)Eleutheria is a play by Samuel Beckett, written in French in 1947. It was his first completed dramatic endeavor . Roger Blin considered staging it in the early fifties, but opted for Waiting for Godot, because it was easier to stage...
, 2005, by Samuel BeckettSamuel BeckettSamuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet. He wrote both in English and French. His work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on human nature, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour.Beckett is widely regarded as among the most...
, directed by Vahid Rahbani and Mohammad Reza JoziMohammad Reza JoziMohammad Reza Jozi محمدرضا جوزی is an Iranian theatre actor and director, as well as a member of the Naqshineh Theatre group.-Acting credits:...
, Tehrn.
Directing: The Dumb Waiter
The Dumb Waiter
The Dumb Waiter is a one-act play by 2005 Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter written in 1957; it premiered at the Hampstead Theatre Club, on 21 January 1960...
by Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter
Harold Pinter, CH, CBE was a Nobel Prize–winning English playwright and screenwriter. One of the most influential modern British dramatists, his writing career spanned more than 50 years. His best-known plays include The Birthday Party , The Homecoming , and Betrayal , each of which he adapted to...
for play reading, in 2003, Tehran.
Filmography
- A Place to live, 2005, directed by Mohammad Bozorgnia.
- Slowly, 2006, directed by Maziar Miri.
- Don’t touch the orange curtain (Short film), 2005, directed by Yalda Jebelli.
Television series
- The White Cottage, 2000, directed by Rahman Seyfi Azad, broadcast in IRIBIslamic Republic of Iran BroadcastingIslamic Republic of Iran Broadcaster, or IRIB, , formerly called the National Iranian Radio and Television until the Islamic revolution of 1979, is a giant Iranian corporation in control of radio and television which is among the largest media organizations in Asia and Pacific region, and a regular...
. - Iced Heart, 2001, directed by Masoud Rashidi, broadcast in IRIBIslamic Republic of Iran BroadcastingIslamic Republic of Iran Broadcaster, or IRIB, , formerly called the National Iranian Radio and Television until the Islamic revolution of 1979, is a giant Iranian corporation in control of radio and television which is among the largest media organizations in Asia and Pacific region, and a regular...
. - Night Light, 2003, directed by Majid Javanmard, broadcast in IRIBIslamic Republic of Iran BroadcastingIslamic Republic of Iran Broadcaster, or IRIB, , formerly called the National Iranian Radio and Television until the Islamic revolution of 1979, is a giant Iranian corporation in control of radio and television which is among the largest media organizations in Asia and Pacific region, and a regular...
. - Brothers-in-law, 2004, directed by Farhad Ayish, broadcast in IRIBIslamic Republic of Iran BroadcastingIslamic Republic of Iran Broadcaster, or IRIB, , formerly called the National Iranian Radio and Television until the Islamic revolution of 1979, is a giant Iranian corporation in control of radio and television which is among the largest media organizations in Asia and Pacific region, and a regular...
. - Momo and Momi, 2006, directed by Maryam Saadat, broadcast in IRIBIslamic Republic of Iran BroadcastingIslamic Republic of Iran Broadcaster, or IRIB, , formerly called the National Iranian Radio and Television until the Islamic revolution of 1979, is a giant Iranian corporation in control of radio and television which is among the largest media organizations in Asia and Pacific region, and a regular...
. - Zero Degree Turn (Madare sefr darajeh) directed by Hassan Fathi, broadcast in IRIBIslamic Republic of Iran BroadcastingIslamic Republic of Iran Broadcaster, or IRIB, , formerly called the National Iranian Radio and Television until the Islamic revolution of 1979, is a giant Iranian corporation in control of radio and television which is among the largest media organizations in Asia and Pacific region, and a regular...
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