Houshang touzie biography of mahatma
Houshang Touzie speaks onstage at the 33rd Annual IDA Documentary Awards at Paramount Theatre on December 9, in Los Angeles, California.!
Actor, playwright, and director Houshang Touzie was born and raised in Tehran, Iran.
It was there, while still a teen, that Houshang began his professional acting career. Soon after, he became a member of Tehran’s prestigious Theatre Workshop, an avant-garde theatre company.
MahatmaGandhi Samman award for educating hundreds of underprivileged children in India.
While a member of Theatre Workshop, Houshang acted in numerous productions as well as wrote and directed his first original play, Sobh Ra Dar Konje In Khaneh Majoo (Do Not Seek Morning In A Corner Of This House), which went on to become part of the Company s repertory.
In 1986, Touzie once again reignited his passion for theater by birthing the Los Angeles based theater company, Workshop 79. In the 27 years since Workshop 79 s inception, Houshang has written, directed, produced, and acted in over a dozen original plays with the company.
Workshop 79 is currently rehearsing Touzie's latest play, Achmaz, a suspenseful comedy opening this fall.
In 1979, Touzie left Iran for New York City in order t