User:Cullen328/sandbox/Ali Nasr

Nasr has been described as one of the "fathers" of modern Iranian theater, and its "leading personality".

Nasr became a prominent playwright during the reformist reign of Rez%C4%81 Sh%C4%81h. His plays expressed didactic, moralistic themes , promoting modernization, including literacy, the emancipation of women and opposition to social backwardness. His best known play, and an example of the type, is "Wedding of Hosseyn Āqā", written in 1939.