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Biography of Reza Shirmarz

Reza Shirmarz is an Iranian playwright, translator, poet and classical singer. He was born in Iran, in year 1974. In year 1989 started learning Iranian traditional and classical singing. In year 1991	he was graduated from high school in the field of Economics & social sciences and in year 1992 after a year of delay, entered the ECO College of Insurance management & kept on doing research on theater & literature along with studying in the field of management. In the same year he started writing a novel named "In the Doghouse" in English language. At the end of year 1996 He was gratuated from the ECO College of Insurance Management as BS in business. In year 1997	he Went to compulsary military service & also begin to work with radio theatre department. During years 1997 and 1998 he wrote a historical play named "Gaumata", during the military service. He also translated the complete works of Greek comedy-writer, Menanderus into Farsi; One complete & the others non-complete plays: The Bad-Tempered, The Arbitration, The Unkindest Cut, The Samian Woman, The Hero, The Farmer & The Sicyonian. In that year he translated six of Aristophanes' comedies: Acharnians, Knights, Clouds, Wasps, Peace, and Lysistrata, into Farsi. In the next year, 1999, he translated five remaining comedies of Aristophanes: The Birds, Frogs, Thesmophoriazuse, Ecclesiazuse, and Plutus. In this year first Rewriting of "Gaumata" took place. In year 2001 his translations of	Menanderus' comedies were published,(based on Philip Vellacott's Menanderus Plays & Fragments of Penguin Classics, was published in one volume in year 2001 by cooperation of two cultural institutes, Hozeyeh Honari & Sooreh University Publication Center.) He also translated some plays by Somerset Maugham (The Constant Wife, Our Betters, The Sacred Flame, The Circle & Sheppy) & adapted them for channels of radio. He wrote the first version of "Gamos (buffalo)". In year 2002 he	published eleven comedies of Aristophanes(The Father of Old Comedy) translated from The Complete Greek Drama of Oates & O'Neill & with reference and comparison to four other translations by B.B. Rogers, R.H. Webb, Moses Hadas, Jack Lindsay and Dudley Fitz, in two volumes, by Dramatic Arts Center Publication in Iran. He rewrote "Gaumata" for the second. He also translated five plays by John Mortimer (The Dock Brief, What shall we tell Caroline?, I Spy, Lunch Hour & Collect your hand baggage), translated a book from Marjourie Bolton named "The Anatomy of Drama", translated & published of a book by Jean-Paul Sartre: "Aesthetics ", and had a speech on modern poerty in Tehran (Arzhang Gallery): titled as Three Pioneers of English Modern Literature: T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound & William Butler Yeats, during the same day. In year 2003 he translated the complete works of Plautus (Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, Two Bacchides, Casket, Curculio, Epidicus, Menaachi, Merchant, Braggart Soldier, Haunted House, The Girl From Persia, Carthaginians, Psudolous, The Rope, Stichus, Trinummus, Triculentus, Casina & The Captives), wrote a play named "Exiled", translated Seven One-act plays by George Bernard Shaw (How He Lied To Her Husband, The Glimpse of Reality, Augustus Does His Bit, Passion Poison & Petrifaction, The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet, The Dark Lady of The Sonnets, Annajanska The Bolshevik Empress), translated plays by Terence Rattigan (Browning Version & Adventure), translated a one-act play by Jean Anhoui (Orchestra), wrote the second version of "Gamos", translated a book from Evanjelin Machlin named "Stage Speech", published "The Anatomy of Drama" & "Stage Speech", wrote an essay on Samuel Beckett's plays and novels as named: The Postmodern Literature of Samuel Beckett (published in Kelk Literary magazine.) and had a speech on The Structure of Aristophanes' Comedy in Niavaran Culture-house). In year 2004 he translated the complete works of Terence (Andria, Mother-in-law, Self-Tormentor, Eunch, Phormio & The Brothers), published the complete works of Plautus, wrote a play named "The Lady in Red", prepared the first sketch of a play named "Cinnamon Stars", second Edition of Evanjelin Machlin "Stage Speech" and translated a collection of William Carlos Williams' poems. In year 2005 he wrote a full-length play named "Cinnamon Stars", translated a play by Edward Bond (Great Peace), translated two plays by Clifford Odets (Golden boy & The Big knife), translated one-act plays by: Harold Brighouse: The Dye-Hard, A. A. Milne: The Boy Comes Home, Edward Persy: Women at War, Rachel Field: The Londonderry Air, John Mortimer: Dock Brief. In year 2006 he rewrote "Cinnamon Stars", did personal research on classical & modern theatrical currents, wrote a criticism on Iranian great playwright-Akbar Radi's "From Windows Behind", published in Kelk Literary Magazine and translated "From Windows Behind" into English. In year 2007 he finished the translation of the first volume of Contemporary Theatre Encyclopedia: "Asian Contemporary Theater". [Routledge]. The second edition of "The Anatomy of Drama" by was published Ghatreh Publication, Second and third editions of Sartre's "Aesthetics" was published by Ahange Digar Publication, and third edition of Evanjelin Machlin "Stage Speech" was published by Ghatreh Publication. Publication of "Seven One-act plays" by George Bernard Shaw by Ghatreh Publication took place in this year. He prepared the final version of "Cinnamon Stars" which became the best play of 26th Fadjr International Theatre Festival published by Dramatic Arts Center Publication in Iran in January 2008. Also "Cinnamon Stars" became the third play in the playwriting celebrity of Iran Theater Forum among 200 playwrights. He wrote an essay about Aristophanes' The Clouds, published in a Philosophical-Literary magazine: Hamshahri. In year 2008 he wrote a full-length play named "Crystal Grapes". He had his "Stage Speech & Playwriting workshops" for one and half year. He also wrote a book named "Stage Speech", wrote & published a Short play named "Deep Blue Sea". Third & fourth editions of "The Anatomy of Drama" were published by Ghatreh Publication, fourth and fifth editions of Sartre's "Aesthetics" were published by Ahange Digar Publication. Fourth edition of Evanjelin Machlin's "Stage Speech" also was published by Ghatreh Publication. Sixth edition of Sartre's "Aesthetics" was published by Ahange Digar Publication. And finally in the same year the second edition of Aristophanes' comedies were published in seven volumes by Ghatreh Publication: 1st Volume: Acharnians & Knights 2nd Volume: Clouds 3rd Volume: Wasps & Peace 4th Volume: Lysistrata & Thesmophoriazuse 5th Volume: The Birds, 6th Volume: The Frogs 7th Volume: Plutus & Ecclesiazuse In year 2009 the first volume of Contemporary Theatre Encyclopedia: "Asian Contemporary Theater" was published by Ghatreh Publication. In the same year he had the publication of translation of a play by Clifford Odets named: "The Big Knife" by Nila Publication, publication of one-act plays by: Harold Brighouse: The Dye-Hard, A. A. Milne: The Boy Comes Home, Edward Persy: Women at War, Rachel Field: The Londonderry Air, John Mortimer: Dock Brief by Ghatreh Publication, publication of a translated play by Edward Bond named: "The Great Peace", publication of an analytical book regarding ancient Greek comedy-writer "Menanderus" in addition to The Bad-Tempered, The Arbitration, The Unkindest Cut, The Samian Woman, The Hero, The Farmer & The Sicyonian by Ghatreh Publication, publication of two plays by Roman Comedy-Writer, Terence named "Andria & Phormio" by Ghatreh Publication, and publication of two plays by Terence Rattigan named: "Browning Version & Adventure" by Ghatreh Publication. He also translated two plays by Iakovos Kambanellis -Greek Modern playwright-named "He & His Trousers and The Wrong Man & Woman", he translated Constantine P. Cavafy's collected poems, a play by Somerset Maugham "Sheppy" and a short modern African story by Christina Ido Gana named "Pour Me Drink". He prepared the final edition of his first collection of ten years poems titled as "My Paintings". Publication of two short plays: “Yellow Snow Falls” & “My Hands” in Payab literary magazine. His play named “Crystal Vines” became the winner in Fajr International Theatre Festival & was published by Namayesh Publication. In year 2010 he translated & published two new plays by Iakovos Kambanellis named "Letter to Orestes and Thebes Sidestreets". In the same year he rewrote “Lanterns Are Weeping” a full-length play for publication in Ghatreh company, wrote a monologue named “The Corners of Death”, wrote & published an essay on Iakovos Kambanellis’ playwriting method(especially on his monologues) named “Iakovos Kambanellis, Great Modern Greek Playwright” in collaboration with Constantinos Passalis in Theatre Magazine. Publication of Seventh edition of “Stage Speech” & fifth “Anatomy of Drama”. -Composed music for three of his songs named “Spring”, “We Are The Suns” & “Oh, Mother! I’m In A Lonesome Night.” by Iranian great composer & guitarist Jamal Zohurian(Singer: Reza Shirmarz). Also his book for theatre actors and also cinema and radio actors named: Excersices for Stage Speech” published by Ghatreh publication. He and his wife -Razieh Rafiee- translated a book written by Peter Brook titled as "Evoking Shakespeare" and published in Ghatreh Publication Company. He started translating the complete plays of Greek great playwright -Iakovos Kambanellis- directly from Greek language for Ghatreh Publication. Some of his poems were published in Greece in a literary magazine titled as "ENEKE". He started writing essays for the same magazine about Iranina contemporary theatre which will be also published as a book in Greek language.