Afsaneh Mahian - Shieveh Theatre Company
From the Basement to the Roof
by Mahin Sadri
Written by Mahin Sadri and directed by Afsaneh Mahian, this documentary drama tells the story of “The Yellow Dogs,” an underground rock band from Tehran. Faced with the hardships of life in Iran, the band immigrated to New York. In 2013, one of the band members murdered three of his colleagues and injured another before committing suicide. The much-lauded, award-winning play is structured as four intermingling monologues performed by the murderer’s sister, the massacre’s sole survivor, the drummer’s girlfriend, and an old friend. Each of these monologues provides a different perspective of contemporary Iranian life: oppression; immigration; music; drug culture. The performance takes us on a journey from a basement in Tehran to a roof in Brooklyn, all the while painting a grim picture of the migrant experience.
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