Arian Moayed and the Artist as Citizen

A conversation with Arian Moayed, an Iranian-born, Emmy and Tony-nominated actor, and co-founder of Waterwell, about his immigration story, his career as a director and producer, and his experience acting as an Iranian in the industry. This event was organized on January 9, 2024. About Arian Moayed: Through Waterwell (an award-winning community organizing art and education company in New York City), Arian helped create 7 Minutes, The Courtroom, The Flores Exhibits, Hamlet, Blueprint Specials, Fleet Week Follies, Goodbar, The Persians, and many more. Waterwell Education is in residence at several New York City public schools, leading world-class theater education built on the ethos of “Artist as Citizen.” Arian has been a faculty member for over 15 years, teaching courses including Artist as Citizen and Senior Capstone. As a writer/director, Arian has created the Emmy-nominated six-hour thriller, The Accidental Wolf, and wrote The Courtroom which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, after the critically acclaimed Waterwell performances inside New York City courtrooms. Current writing projects include 28 Mordad (upcoming), The Great Fire of ‘33, and an autobiography about his family’s escape from Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Notable acting credits include Amy Herzog’s A Doll’s House (Tony nomination), Broadway's The Humans (Drama Desk Award), Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (Tony nomination), Guards at the Taj (Obie Award), Succession (Emmy nomination), Love Life (NAACP nomination), Inventing Anna (Netflix), You Hurt My Feelings (A24), House of Spoils (upcoming, Amazon), and Agent Cleary in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Part of the Stanford Festival of Iranian Arts: https://iranian-studies.stanford.edu/...