Like This

A4 and 2G are pleased to present A4 2024 Van Lier Fellow in Theater Borna Barzin’s final presentation Like This. Cast members will read from the script of the play, which he wrote and directed. Light refreshments to follow the reading.

In the play, an East Coast couple named Kaivon and Josh embark on a romantic getaway to Kaivon’s grandmother’s home in Half Moon Bay, California. However, their supposedly secret rendezvous is abruptly interrupted by the chaos of Kaivon’s eccentric, dysfunctional family. Inspired by the love poems of the ancient Persian poet Rumi, with a nod to Shakespeare, this surreal journey is packed with heightened emotions and pure magic.⁠

Cast members:
Marjan Neshat
Rodd Cyrus
Pooya Mohseni
Brendan George
Amir Malaklou

Sound Design by Sinan Zafar

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and The New York Community Trust Van Lier Fellowships.

About Borna Barzin
Borna Barzin is a director, writer, and producer based in Brooklyn, New York, and A4’s 2024 Van Lier Fellow. He recently served as a Guest Artist at NYU Tisch where he directed Lorca’s Blood Wedding and Charles Mee’s Summertime at Atlantic Stage 2. Other directing credits include When We Write With Ashes’ (Lincoln Center/National Queer Theater), Black Ice (Chain Theater), Pinching Pennies with Penny Marshall (New York Theatre Workshop), and How I Learned to Drive (Sibiu International Theatre Festival in Sibiu, Romania). He has completed residencies at institutions such as Roundabout Theater Company, Colt Coeur, and The Mercury Store. His play HELL IS was workshopped as a part of Egg & Spoon Theater’s Incubate NYC Program. Borna is currently developing a new play, The Tunnel of Love, with playwright Charles Mee.
bornabarzin.com

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