cover photo: wall mural, former U S embassy, Tehran, Iran
“Heroic… Sharp…
Wonderfully nuts… The antic lunacy of a Busby Berkeley routine… Strand’s Ollie
North is not just the butt of the play but its suffering hero. He’s like a
lawbreaker out of Ibsen, maybe a little crazy but with a genuine, shining
integrity.”
The Washington Post
“John Strand's THREE NIGHTS IN TEHRAN is a furiously comic take on the
Iran-Contra affair… Inherently theatrical… A farce exploring the outer limits of
American diplomatic folly… Strand’s stage version of North consciously echoes
elements of Othello's overzealous passion, the hubris of Plautus's braggart
soldiers and a mania for damage control reminiscent of Moliere's inadvertent
clowns like Harpagon and Orgon… THREE NIGHTS IN TEHRAN excels at presenting the
havoc wreaked on linguistic means by ideological ends.”
American Theater Magazine
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