WISH YOU WERE HERE

Playing the role of RANA

June 2026

Dubbed “a love letter to friendship” by The Guardian, Wish You Were Here is an intimate vignette of connection under pressure. Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Sanaz Toossi and directed by Naghmeh Samini, the play opens on five best friends circa 1978 Iran as protests and revolution begin to reshape their nation and lives. Presented as a co-production with Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble, what starts with jokes and companionship slowly gives way to uncertainty as the play spans a decade marked by war and displacement, and characterized by friendships stretched thin across borders and time.

JOURNEY

Journey is a performance, centered around the concept of immigration but through a more universal and fluid lens. Choreographed by Parmida Ziaei, Journey has been performed at protests for Woman, Life, Freedom movement of Iran in 2022-23, at O-jak Bridge Festival in Nov 2022, at Artists of Color Expo and Symposium in April 2022 and originally at the Making Waves Festival with Sound Theatre Company in Oct 2021 in Seattle.

Journey explores what it means to leave something behind – a loved one, a home, or our past selves. It’s about what happens when you decide to stay, and what happens when you leave. The performance aims to question our concept of immigration more globally and compassionately, and also leaves room for the audiences to simply feel the emotions though movement and visuals. Journey is dedicated to the brave women of Iran fighting for freedom.

Dancers: Parmida Ziaei, Nakisa Dehpanah, Stephanie Su

Artwork by Nakisa Dehpanah, Projections by Stephanie Su

Photos by Caean Couto, Mehdi Yari