This play was awarded the NYC Women Fund in 2023 and presented at The Tank Theater in New York, 2024.

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Written by Yekta Khaghani

 

Directed by Shadi Ghaheri

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When every societal system works against you, what does hope look like? Hope looks like passing banned books to your classmates behind the teacher's back. Hope looks like a secret language your friend group invented to curse in code. Hope looks like helping your friends with their makeup before performing theater that might be banned tomorrow. Hope looks like sharing one Olivieh sandwich between your four best friends. Hope looks like this group of rule-bending Iranian teenage girls, Rosa, Mahboubeh, Nikta, Samar, and Banafsheh waiting for the school bell to free them and plan their limitless futures. In the Stillness of Night shares the tragic, bittersweetness of Iranian girlhood, plus the stark bleakness of Iranian womanhood. By playing with time and space, this play asks us if healing the past and the present are inevitably intertwined.

This showcase was funded by the NYC Women’s Fund and is presented by The Tank.​​​

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Featuring: 

Leyla Beydoun, Esra Dayani, Narges Kalogli, Sofia Mahdavi , Nava Saylany, Rozz Srabi

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Creative Team: 

Paola Alexandra Soto, Managing Producer

Jude Brandt, Stage Manager

Mehrnaz Tiv, Dramaturg

Diana Fathi, Generative Consultation

Sadra Tehrani, Set Design

Reza Behjat, Lighting Design

Camilla Tassi, Projections Design

Yekta khaghani, Costume Design 

Caroline Eng, Sound Design

Anya Pathania, Composer and Singer

Hoda Ramy, Graphic Design

Mahya Jaberiansari, Marketing and Fundraising Coordinator