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QNCC’s inaugural theater resident Borna Barzin is currently elbow deep in developing his play “The Perverse.” We’re excited to announce the finalized cast for this first theater production staged and developed at QNCC.The cast features Samuel H. Levine* (The Inheritance), Ken Barnett* (Jerome, Mister Halston), Obie Award winner N’yomi Allure Stewart (Prince Faggot), Hari Nef (The Seagull, Daddy), and Tony Award nominee James Cusati-Moyer* (Slave Play), as well as executive producer Jordan Tannahill (Prince Faggot).The production will bring together an ensemble of some of NYC’s best artists and technicians, many of whom are active in local nightlife spaces. The full creative team will be announced at a later date.Premiering on September 24th and running until the 27th, “The Perverse” will take place in the QNCC warehouse space, which will be transformed into a stage. Tickets go on sale on August 10 and will be announced in the coming weeks along with more details about production and development.The Perverse is presented as an Equity Approved Showcase*AEA Member by @borna_joon

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Smiling… because… life is so crazyyyy you guys!!! by @borna_joon

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GEMMA JOSEPHINE + GARDEN PARTY present a reading of a new play by BORNA BARZIN: BELLY DANCING LESSONS We’re beyond excited to share that, for one night only on March 6 at the Ace Hotel New York, we’ll be bringing emerging playwright Borna Barzin’s Belly Dancing Lessons to life, a new work that follows a group of high school students in 1980s Iran who secretly start a belly dancing studio in the basement of a bakery.Tickets are a $20 suggested donation but free of charge via eventbrite (link in bio!), with all proceeds directly supporting human rights advocacy in Iran, specifically @iranrights - the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran.Join us for cocktails at 7PM, the reading at 7:30PM, and stay for the afterparty with sounds by @sohrob beginning at 10PM til close.Featuring Marjan Neshat, Ava Yaghmaie, Ariana Mahallati, Ari Derambakhsh, Ava Alezzazadeh, and Arash Demaxi, with Stage Direction by Bahman Kalbasi.Poster design by the incomparable @cakewake @wakecoulter 🫶🏻 by @borna_joon

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Meet Borna Barzin, the playwright and director of LIKE THIS! As part of the Highlight Reading Series, this play will receive a work-in-progress showing on Thursday, August 14 at 7PM. Click the link in bio to learn more and reserve your free tickets.Borna Barzin is a playwright, director, and producer based in Brooklyn, New York. He was the Asian American Arts Alliance’s 2024 Van Lier Fellow in Theater and recently completed a MacDowell Fellowship, where he wrote his latest play, BELLY DANCING LESSONS—a story about a group of young people who form an illicit underground belly dancing studio in 1980s Iran. Recent directing credits include BLOOD WEDDING by Federico García Lorca and SUMMERTIME by Charles Mee (Atlantic Stage 2); BLACK ICE by Max Wolf Friedlich; WHEN WE WRITE WITH ASHES (Lincoln Center, National Queer Theater); PINCHING PENNIES with Penny Marshall (New York Theatre Workshop); and HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE (Sibiu International Theatre Festival, Romania). He has created new work at theaters such as Atlantic Theater Company, New York Theater Workshop, The Bushwick Starr, and Colt Coeur. He is currently developing a new play, THE TUNNEL OF LOVE, with Obie Award-winning playwright Charles Mee. by @borna_joon

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A4 and 2G are pleased to present A4 2024 Van Lier Fellow in Theater Borna Barzin’s (@borna_joon) 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 NeshatRodd Cyrus⁠Pooya Mohseni⁠Brendan George⁠Amir Malaklou⁠⁠Sound Design by Sinan Zafar⁠⁠This 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.⁠⁠📆 11/18, 3–5pm⁠📍 Kapp Kapp Gallery, NYC⁠🎟️ FREE and open to the public. RSVP is required #linkinbio by @borna_joon

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Accidental double exposures by @borna_joon

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A photo of a gay guy :/ by @borna_joon

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Drawn by a stranger on my way to work this morning. The subway doors closed before I could ask her name. I love it. by @borna_joon

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If you can’t palm tree flamingo yourself how in the hell are you supposed to palm tree flamingo somebody else by @borna_joon

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I was first introduced to Chuck Mee’s work by @les_waters when I assisted on a play of his at Berkeley Rep. Today Chuck came to see the final show of my production of his play Summertime at NYU. I love this man’s plays so much. Was so so honored to share it with him. by @borna_joon

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