Prof. Naghmeh Samini is the Co-Founder / Artistic Director of Seda Iranian Theater. She is an Iranian-American playwright, scriptwriter, and lecturer in Dramatic Arts. More than twenty of her plays have been staged in Iran, France, India, Canada, the United States and other countries. These include Sleeping in an Empty Cup, Sky Horses Rain Ashes, The Homeland & The forgotten history of Mastaneh.

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Mehran received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, in 1996.