Category: Press
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE at People’s Light Theatre
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A Review of SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE at People’s Light as well as a Q&A with Maboud!
Follow the links below to read the full articles and see what they are saying about the show.
*Philadelphia Inquirer, “Dan Hodge, Jahzeer Terrell, and Maboud Ebrahimzadeh all stand out in principal roles… Ebrahimzadeh (Marlowe) provides one of the evening’s most memorable performances, effortlessly stealing scenes with a glance or throwaway line.”
CURIOUS INCIDENT at Round House Theatre
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Some of the reviews for CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT TIME at Round House Theatre!
Follow the links below to read the full articles and see what they are saying about the show.
*Washington Post, “… several talented performers take on myriad roles… Maboud Ebrahimzadeh also stands out as Christopher’s new, unwilling father figure.”
*MDTheatreGuide, “The rest of this dream cast includes Maboud Ebrahimzadeh… It’s brilliantly acted and produced and an unexpectedly sensory exploration of our world.”
*DCTheatreArts, “a well-conceived production… a theatrical marvel… Round House has assembled a fine supporting cast around the central character.”
*DCTheatreScene, “Round House’s ability to take us somewhere new—a peek inside the human mind—is revelatory and mysterious and well worth a visit to the theater.”
HENRY IV at Folger Theatre
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Some of the reviews of Henry IV at Folger Theatre!
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*DCTheatreScene, “There are some wonderful performances — … the redoubtable Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, who achieves great separation in two really different roles….”
*DCTheatreArts, “Each actor in these supporting roles has a unique and captivating interpretation.”
*The Zebra, “Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, plays Blunt and Mortimer, both to perfection! Ebrahimizadeh is an actor’s actor! I never tire of seeing him morph into the different roles he plays.
Maboud Ebrahimzadeh and Tyler Fauntleroy in Henry IV part I at the Folger Theatre. Photo by C.S. Hovde
Kate Eastwood Norris, Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, Sam Midwood, and Avery Whitted in Henry IV part I at Folger Theatre. Photo by C.S. Hovde
Peter Crook and Maboud Ebrahimzadeh in Henry IV part I
Sam Midwood and Maboud Ebrahimzadeh in Henry IV part I
Sam Midwood and Maboud Ebrahimzadeh in Henry IV part I at the Folger Theatre. Photo by C.S. Hovde
OSLO at Round House Theatre
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The reviews of OSLO at Round House Theatre
Critics are weighing in on the production of OSLO at Round House, and it’s a hit! Follow the links below to read the full articles and see what they are saying about the show. For Tickets and more information visit the Round House Theatre.
*Washington Post, “The most successful players in this epic canvas happen to be Weaver, as Terje’s wife and Norwegian foreign ministry staffer Mona Juul, and Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, portraying Ahmed Qurei, the chief PLO negotiator…. Ebrahimzadeh locates in Ahmed the sensitive human being threatening to emerge amid the testosterone-fueled posturing and the platitudes.”
*WTOP, “the Palestinian side includes Hassan Asfour (Ahmad Kamal) and Ahmed Quire (Maboud Ebrahimzadeh), who delivers the show’s most memorable performance.”
*DCTheatreScene, “a sublime ensemble cast working at their peak of power… Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, in a masterful performance of delicacy and fire….”
*DCMetroTheatreArts, “There is a marvelous, nuanced performance by Maboud Ebrahimzadeh as PLO Finance Minister Ahmed Qurie. He gives a layered voice and strong mannerisms to his character.”
*Talkin’Broadway, “Rilette’s actors understand how to craft detailed, sometimes contradictory characterizations as they talk and come into conflict with each other. Ebrahimzadeh, achingly tender as Qurie recalls his childhood in Jerusalem before the establishment of Israel….”
For tickets and more information visit the Round House Theatre.
After A Long Trek, He Found His Truth
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Maboud Ebrahimzadeh was nearly an athlete or a doctor. Life’s plot twists led him to theater.
Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, seen here in “The Book of Will,” is a Round House regular. (Kaley Etzkorn)Maboud Ebrahimzadeh was on a California-bound road trip a decade ago, traversing the Rocky Mountains, when those snow-capped peaks triggered what he describes as a “mini-breakdown.”