Andy Warhol in Iran Tickets

Name: Andy Warhol in Iran
Start: 2025-05-29
End: 2025-07-06
Location: Atlas Performing Arts Center

A powerful comedy where art transcends borders and cultures.

Two men perform in a staged bedroom scene; one stands gripping the other's arm while the other kneels on the floor by a bed, with a lamp and mountains visible through the window.

A man in sunglasses and jeans stands onstage in front of large projected portraits of a man in a military uniform and a woman in a jeweled tiara.

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A man gestures on stage under a spotlight, with a projected TIME magazine cover featuring an older man in the background.

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About Andy Warhol in Iran

Produced by Mosaic Theater: In 1976, pop artist Andy Warhol travels to Tehran to paint a portrait of the Shah of Iran’s wife. Amidst taking in the Crown Jewels and indulging in room service caviar, Warhol encounters a young Persian revolutionary, who throws his plans into turmoil. A thought-provoking new comedy full of insight and imagination, Andy Warhol in Iran by award-winning playwright Brent Askari affirms the power of art to transcend boundaries and connect across cultures and time.