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Andy Warhol spent most of his 1976 trip to Iran ordering room service. Brent Askari's ...

The Berkshire Eagle 02 Jun 2022
"Andy Warhol in Iran," written by Brent Askari ... "American Underground" playwright Brent Askari's new one-act comedy imagines Warhol's 1976 stay in Iran being interrupted by an encounter with a young revolutionary ... For Askari, this point in time was a pivotal one that tuned him into world events.
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'Andy Warhol in Iran' tries to cut through the artist's enigma

Times Union 21 May 2022
Playwright Brent Askari attempts to uncover something of the man behind the art with his new play “Andy Warhol in Iran.” The setup is Warhol’s actual visit to Iran in July 1976 to meet the Shah’s third wife and shoot some Polaroids that would serve as the basis for a full portrait ... Even the diaries seem crafted,” says Askari ... Askari explains.
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Barrington Stage's 'Andy Warhol in Iran' intriguing, funny, in need of work

Times Union 09 Jun 2022
— The playwright Brent Askari lets his imagination loose on two of his fascinations — an American celebrity artist and the homeland of some of Askari's ancestors— with "Andy Warhol in Iran," an intermittently funny, two-character comedy that is having its world premiere this month at Barrington Stage Company.
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Summer theater first look: 7 companies, almost 40 shows

Times Union 02 May 2022
From Glens Falls to Albany, Chatham and the Berkshires, the greater Capital Region's scene for summer theater promises many musicals, plus Shakespeare, Beckett and at least five world premieres ... Chatham ... "Andy Warhol in Iran," June 2 to 25, world premiere of a play by Brent Askari (BSC’s “American Underground”) about the artist's 1979 trip to Tehran.
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Barrington Stage Company's 2022 season features 4 world premieres, an absurdist drama and classic musicals

The Berkshire Eagle 25 Jan 2022
By Brent Askari ... Playwright Askari Brent's "Andy Warhol in Iran" debuts this summer at Barrington Stage Company ... Brent Askari, whose "American Underground" was produced by BSC in 2019, returns with this comedic, fictionalized portrait of the artist’s famed visit to Iran.
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Theater critic Jeffrey Borak picks his top 10 Berkshires theater productions of 2021

The Berkshire Eagle 28 Dec 2021
A colleague asked me not too long ago if I had seen enough theater this year to allow me to write a “best of ,” piece; something few of us critics have been able to do, really, in these pandemic times ... Page; Nilo Cruz’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, “Anna in the Tropics,” and the world premiere of “Andy Warhol in Iran” by Brent Askari ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7.
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Review: Even without an audience, BSC's 10X10 festival shines, finding light in the darkness

The Berkshire Eagle 12 Mar 2021
Maya Loren Jackson in Brent Askari's "Protecting the Innocent," directed by Julianne Boyd.
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Barrington Stages readies 10X10New Play Festival

The Berkshire Eagle 22 Feb 2021
PITTSFIELD -- Barrington Stage Company's Tenth Annual 10X10 New Play Festival is set for March 11-21. This year's festival, celebrating 10 years of 10X10s, will be filmed live on the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage with no live audience and stream by demand March 11–14 and 18–21 ... The plays.. -- "Protecting the Innocent" by Brent Askari ... ....
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'American Underground' a taut political drama

The Saratogian 10 Oct 2019
— Playwright Brent Askari is a terrific storyteller ... Askari sets the situation and defines the characters brilliantly ... The problem is within a short time after leaving the theater you realize that Askari’s talents have manipulated you as much as they’ve entertained you ... Askari creates a world in which only good and bad people exist.
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‘Hard Cell’ playwright wins Smith Prize

Monroe County Post 11 Jul 2019
Brent Askari, playwright of last season’s “Hard Cell” at Geva Theatre Center, recently received the Smith Prize for political theater from the National New Play Network for his play “The Refugees.” The award was established in 2006 to encourage emerging playwrights in tackling pressing issues of modern times ... .
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Henderson hopes to create some magic on GEVA stage

Finger Lakes Times 15 Jan 2019
ROCHESTER — Geneva native Tyrone Henderson has been on the stage, screen and television for many years, but he’s never been part of an original Rochester theater production — until now ... The play is written by Lila Rose Kaplan, directed by Shelley Butler, and follows GEVA’s second world premiere of the season, Brent Askari’s “Hard Cell.” ... 10 ... 2 ... .
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Maine Rep hosts improv comedy

Journal Tribune 29 Dec 2018
Mary Boucher of Kennebunk and Dennis Hunt of Biddeford improvise a scene as the rest of the American Chambre of Comedy cast watch on, Additional cast members from left, are. Tuck Tucker, Brent Askari, Meredith Brustlin, Dave Hanright, Nate Greene and Doniu Tamblyn. SUBMITTED PHOTO/Courtesy of Woody Leland ... performance ... .
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Geva to present ‘Hard Cell’ premiere

Daily Messenger 18 Dec 2018
Geva Theatre Center, 75 Woodbury Blvd., Rochester, will continue its 46th season with the world premiere of “Hard Cell” by Brent Askari on Jan. 8-Feb ... The creative ... .
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'Puss in Boots' to take the stage for Portland's Animal Refuge League

Lewiston Sun Journal 04 Apr 2018
Show times are 4 p.m. April 12, 24 and 27; 1 and 4 p.m. April 13, 14 and 15; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m ... April 20 and 22 ... April 28. “Puss in Boots,” adapted for the museum and theater’s stage by playwright Brent Askari, tells the story of a not-so-ordinary cat who promises to help his human earn a better life in exchange for a nice pair of boots ... .
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Theater Beat: PlayPenn rolls out summer schedule; MacMillan ignites Tiny Dynamite

Philadelphia Daily News 20 Jun 2017
RevShakes strikes again! Wednesday at 6.30 p.m., Revolution Shakespeare descends on Brewery ARS, 1927 W. Passyunk Ave., for the RevShakes 2017-18 season revels. Titled All-Natural Summer Honey, it's an evening of conviviality and theater ... Check it out at revolutionshakespeare.org. 'Gospel' extended ... ... Hard Cell, by Brent Hashem Askari (8 p.m ... July 29) ... .

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