Internationally Acclaimed Theatre Artist Shahin Sayadi’s Powerful and Timely ‘Ritual Music to Cure a Lover’
A Powerful Exploration of Generational Rebellion and Iran’s Cultural Revolution Through Persian Myth
Internationally acclaimed Iranian theatre artist Shahin Sayadi presents Ritual Music to Cure a Lover, a gripping one-man play that powerfully mirrors the generational rebellion and cultural revolution unfolding in Iran today. The production will be performed as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2026 at the Madnani Theater.
In Ritual Music to Cure a Lover, a young man battles his father’s traditions. Through reimagined mythological figures drawn from Persian poetry, Sayadi seamlessly transforms into multiple characters, weaving inter-generational voices into a panoramic portrait of a family divided by tradition and love. The play builds to a visceral Zaar exorcism ceremony that unearths long-buried family secrets and unleashes love’s power to confront hate and darkness.
Myth, poetry, and raw emotion…
Sayadi, who has written and produced 12 original plays, describes this latest work as his own story as an Iranian. “Through myth, poetry, and raw emotion, I explore the pain and the certainty that light will destroy darkness,” Sayadi explains.
It’s an exquisite play. Made all the more beautiful by the performance of Shahin Sayadi.
– Samantha Ronceros, NoHo Arts District
Tickets and information
The 60-minute performance will run at the Madnani Theater (6760 Lexington Ave) on the following dates: Thursday, June 4 at 7:00 PM, Saturday, June 13 at 3:00 PM, Sunday, June 14 at 3:30 PM, Thursday, June 18 at 10:00 PM, Wednesday, June 24 at 7:00 PM.
Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased through the Hollywood Fringe Festival website HERE. For more details on the production, visit Ritual the Play website.
