We canceled a show due to the producer’s negligence

Theater News Base: Hope Afshari Writer and Director of the play «ث “The Illusion of Glass” that was supposed to make this play in the theater سپند “Take the stage,” he said of the cancellation of the performance.ث “Glass Illusion” was scheduled to be in the theater on February 28th سپند To go on stage, but due to the negligence of Peyman Cheraghi, the producer of the play, in not paying the cost of the hall and the lack of decor and costumes for the play, the performance of this play was canceled.

He explained about this problem: the producer was supposed to pay 17 million Tomans in 2 checks of 12 and 5 million for the cost before the performance. Hall Pay and provide a check for 28 million after the execution. But in addition to failing to pay the initial 5 million, he also went to the hall instead of the 28 million check Promissory note Dad did not accept it, but after talking to the director of the hall, they agreed that we should perform with the same conditions.

Afshari about ready Do not The decor of the play stated: It was 10 days before the performance that I followed the delivery time of the play decor, but Mr. Cheraghi stated that I could not spend that much for the decor of the play, while from the first day he talked about the decor, which was supposed to be a glass aquarium with actors. On it and Inside They have games, I talked and I said from the beginning that the cost of the decor is close to 25 to 30 million tomans and he accepted. Finally, in a meeting with the rest of the actors and agents, we showed another design for the decor that is less expensive, but again he told us that the decorator said that making this decor takes a long time, so you have to go without the decor and If not I’m complaining to you.

“Fortunately, we signed a contract with him,” the director said of his complaint against the producer Did not We were, but I went to the General Directorate of Performing Arts to file a complaint against him, and there I found out that the salon had not sent the performance permit and review application form to the Supervisory Council at all, contrary to what he had promised me, due to the producer’s negligence and not giving them a settlement check. . Also at the time of design My complaint I was told that this is not the first time that a theater group has approached a public performance Hand Leaves alone and in the words of and His appointments It does not matter that the same thing happened to Alireza Mehran for the play “Something Like Life” and the actors of the play complained about him.

Afshari said at the end of his speech: “Unfortunately, after 8 months of rehearsals and efforts by the group to prepare the play, a week before the performance, we had to cancel the work.” I filed my complaint against him with the General Directorate of Performing Arts and the Court of Culture and Media My complaint I will present that I hope to achieve the result.