Hamid Dehghani is an Iranian director, playwright, and actor. Dehghani has directed several notable plays, including English (play) by Sanaz Toossi and Selling Kabul by Sylvia Khoury. He has collaborated with prominent theatres such as the Goodman Theatre, Guthrie Theater, and Northlight Theatre.
Early life and education Dehghani was born in Iran. He pursued a bachelor's degree and master's degree from Tehran University of Art. He then earned an MFA from Northwestern University in 2022.
Career Directing Dehghani has directed productions in both Iran and the United States. His major works include:
Year Title Playwright Theatre References 2024 English (play) Sanaz Toossi Guthrie Theatre, Goodman Theatre 2024 Selling Kabul Sylvia Khoury Northlight Theatre 2024 Baba Denmo Ebrahim Amphibian Stage From the Environs of Milad Hamid Dehghani Iranshahr Theater Sohrab’s Transgression Hamid Dehghani Entezami Theater/Fajr International Theater Festival 2004 Leila Morteza Hoseinzadeh Tehran University of Art 2004 Nathan and Tabileth Barry Bermange Khourshid Theatre
Awards and honors Princess Grace Award in Theatre
Reception Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune called English "a brilliant piece of writing, dramaturgically rich, poetic and humorous, clearly based in lived experience and sufficiently nuanced to impress even relativists like me who are interested in the old liberal counterpoint".
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