TEHRAN – Leev, an Iranian theater troupe led by actor /director Mohammad-Hassan Majuni, is scheduled to perform celebrated Russian playwright Anton Chekhov’s “The Bear: A Joke in One Act” and “A Marriage Proposal” in the northern Iranian city of Rasht from July 15 to 22.

“A Marriage Proposal” is a fast-paced, one-act farce that tells the story of a long-time neighbor of Stepan Stepanovitch Chubukov, who comes to propose marriage to his 25-year-old daughter, Natalia.

One of Chekhov’s lesser-known plays, “The Bear: A Joke in One Act” condenses so much of human nature into a short and comical act to demonstrate how close the relationship between anger and passion can be.

The plays translated by Maryam Nejad will be performed in Gilaki, which is spoken in the northern Iranian province of Gilan.

Borna Ansari, Barnush Purghaffari, Roshanak Shabani and Mahyar Nedai are the main members of the cast for both plays that will be performed at Rasht’s Dr. Rahmatdel Hall. 

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