Asal Azari

Asal Azari (She/Her) is a transdisciplinary artist born in Iran, raised in San Francisco, and based in New York City. She is a 2026 graduate of NYU Tisch Drama with an Honors Degree in Theatre & Performance Studies, and a minor in the Business of Entertainment, Media, & Technology. Her artistic practice includes direction, performance, scholarship, and creative technology. Azari is the Artistic Director of aethaus and a proud member of Built4Collapse. She values her cultural contexts and identity deeply. @asalxzari | www.asalazari.com

Theater: April: What’s Cookin’, Downtown?

Tickets are now on sale for the 2026 New York City Fringe Festival, or otherwise known as the FRIGID Fringe Festival. From Wednesday, April 1st to Sunday, April 19th, seventy-five independent productions will run in five venues across Manhattan—though FRIGID is notoriously known for their primary space, UNDER St Marks at 94 St Marks Pl. […]

Karin Coonrod’s Masterful Spatial Dramaturgy in King Lear

Arts / Asal Azari

Having first premiered in 2024, Compagnia de’ Colombari’s production of King Lear triumphantly returned to the stage at La MaMa Etc.’s Ellen Stewart Theatre from January 23 to February 8, 2026. A masterclass in classical text, the production features Paul Pryce (Kent), Tony Torn (Oswald), Julian Elijah Martinez (Edmund), Michael Potts (Gloucester), Tom Nelis (France),

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