Summary of work history

Mehrdad kouroshnia was born in 1974 in Tehran/Iran.
He graduated with a master’s degree in dramatic literature from the university of Arts.(Art and Architeture university).
He started his artistic career at film school(Javan cinema Institue) in 1997,After that ,he wrote and directed about ten plays.
One of them wiche has performed several times in 90’s,it is called “last letter” The play “last letter”is one of his plays that has been very popular. he has participated in some international festivals and won several awards because of it.
He aslo won the first prize for writting in local festivals of Iran such as,”fajr theater festival “,war theater festival (Resistance festival),”student theater festival and “Annual iranian dramatic literature celebration “.
Mehrdad kouroshnia has appeared as a writter in popular tv series,on iranian home Television .Series with the title of “Rhino” and “Forbidden”.
Mehrdad kouroshnia made his first movie as a director ,entitled “without Aban ” in 2020.
He has also been teaching dramatic literature as a professor and theater expert at the university of Arts for several years.

Born in November 1974

Bachelor of Theater with a focus on dramatic literature from Soura University, 2006

Master of Theater with a focus on dramatic literature from the University of Art and Architecture in 2013

Establishment of “Darang” theater group in 2001 and professional activity since 2005

Published books:

The play of the singing of the stars in the collection of student plays 2010
The last letter of the play in the quarterly chapter of the Tuysan Play Center 2011
Song of the Stars Armenian translation in the collection of contemporary Iranian plays 2012
The play is in the collection of selected works of Fajr 2015
The play is included in the collection of Appointment plays of the 2015 Resistance Festival
The last letter of the play in the collection of selected plays of Isar Theater in 2016
And the following plays have been translated into other languages and published on cyberspace.
The Agha Leila In German
The Last letter In English and Italian

Directings :

Directed the play “Courtship” written by “Antoine Chekhov”, Imam Ali Hall, 2001
Directed the play “Christ” (Nightmare of a Dream), in Imam Ali Hall, 2003
Directed the play “Song of the Stars”, in Shahr Theater, New Hall, 2006
Directing the play “Agha Leila “, Hall of the Play House, 2008
Directed the play “Trees”, Altar Hall, 2009
Directed the play “The Last Letter” at the Theater House, 2010
Directed the play “Nightmare of a Dream”, Altar Hall, 2010
Directed the play of the last letter of the Shadow Hall of the Shahr Theater Complex in 2014
Directed the play of the last letter of Baran Salon 2014
Directed the play Munes Hafez Hall 2015
Directed the play Appointment by Ostad Nazerzadeh Hall, Iran Theater City, 2015
Directed the play The Last Letter of Paliz Theater Complex 2016

Attending festivals

Attending the “24th Fajr International Theater Festival” with a play « The Song of the stars ». 2005
Participation in “Armano” festival, Armenia, September 2006
Attending the “Festival of the 26th Fajr International Theater Festival”, with a play«The Agha Leila ». 2007
Attending the Ruhr Festival, Germany, with a play The Agha Leila، 2008
Attending the “27th Fajr International Theater Festival” with a play«The Trees ». 2008
Attending the “29th Fajr International Theater Festival” with a play« The Last letter ». 2010
Attending the “Lamama, Spulto” festival in Italy, with a play The Last letter 2011
Attending the 34th Fajr International Theater Festival with a play« The Appointment ». 2015

dramas

1382

کابوس یک رویا

1383

مانی

1384

The Song of the stars

1386

The Agha Leila

1387

The Trees

1388

The Last letter

1391

خطوط منحنی

1393

The Azazil

1394

The Munes

1394

The Appointment

Awards :

Third Prize for Playwriting for “Christ / Nightmare of a Dream” from the Holy Defense Festival, Alborz Province, Karaj, Winter 2003
The first prize for playwriting for writing the play “Song of the Stars”, the 10th Tehran Province Festival, 2005
The first director award for the play “Song of the Stars”, the 10th Tehran Province Festival, 2005
Award and commendation for writing the play “Song of the Stars” of the International Student Festival of Iran, 2006
Second prize for playwriting for writing the play “Song of the Stars” in the provincial playwriting competition “Vahdat”, Tehran 2007
Second prize for playwriting for writing the play “Agha Leila ” of the Festival of Regions, Shahrekord, 2007
Third prize for directing the play “Agha Leila “, Festival of Regions, Shahrekord, 2007
Third Prize for Writing Published Plays “Song of the Stars”, Third Grand Prize for Dramatic Literature of Iran, 2009
The first prize for playwriting for writing the play “Song of the Stars” from the Red Ribbon Festival, Kerman, 2010
The first prize for playwriting for the play “The Last Letter” from the Alborz Province Resistance Theater Festival in 2012
The first prize for playwriting for the play “Appointment” from the National Theater Festival of 2015
The first prize for playwriting for the play “Appointment” from the Fajr International Theater Festival 2015
The first prize of the play for the play “Appointment” from the National Theater Festival of Fatah Khorramshahr 2016