Nassim Soleimanpour
Playwright
Nassim Soleimanpour (he/him) is an Iranian-German playwright and theatremaker. His plays have been translated into over 40 languages and performed thousands of times by some of the biggest names in the industry worldwide. He is best known for his cold-read plays in which a new unrehearsed actor performs the plays sight-unseen in front of a live audience.
Theatre includes: White Rabbit Red Rabbit (Westside Theatre New York City/International Tour), BLANK (Summerhall/International Tour), NASSIM (Bush/ Traverse/New York City Center/International Tour); Blind Hamlet (Actors Touring Company/LIFT); COOK (Copenhagen Grob/ Bush/International Tour); Mr. K and The Flowers (Audible), ECHO (The Royal Court/LIFT)
Awards include: Dublin Fringe Festival Best New Performance, Summerworks Outstanding New Performance Text Award and The Arches Brick Award (White Rabbit, Red Rabbit), Fringe First Award and Off-Broadway Alliance Awards (NASSIM).
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