THE INVISIBLE HAND
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
"Let’s just say, there might be something to be gained turning you into a political prisoner."
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
BASHIR, Act 1 Scene 1
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
"I change from rupee to dollar. Like you told me, Change all your saving to dollar, Dar."
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
DAR, Act 1 Scene 1
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
"See I don't like you. I'll never like you. You're a heartless greedy bastard."
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
"But what I found truly amazing, was the lawyers. Nothing happens in your country without a lawyer. That's what it means to be American, isn't it? Nobody’s word means anything."
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
NICK, Act 1 Scene 1
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
"Then it's settled. We keep you alive. Bashir learns what he can. You make your ransom. We let you go."
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
IMAM SALEEM, Act 1 Scene 3
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
BASHIR, Act 1 Scene 5
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
"One thing that has always made me very angry about Americans is the way they confuse money with righteousness. Being rich does not give you moral superiority."
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
THE INVISIBLE HAND
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
BASHIR, Act 2 Scene 14
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
DAR, Act 2 Scene 11-14
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
THE INVISIBLE HAND
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
NICK, Act 2 Scene 11
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
"I’m to believe that Bashir moved funds to an account in Grand Cayman by himself? Without your assistance?"
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
IMAM SALEEM, Act 2 Scene 15
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
THE INVISIBLE HAND
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
IMAM SALEEM, Act 2 Scene 18-19
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
THE INVISIBLE HAND
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
NICK, Act 2 Scene 19-20
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
"The time is ripe for revolution. Spring has finally come to Pakistan."
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
DAR, Act 2 Scene 20
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni
BASHIR, Act 2 Scene 20
THE INVISIBLE HAND
Written by Ayad Akhtar
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Scenic Design by Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams
Costume Design by Valérie Thérèse Bart
Lighting Design by Michael Boll
Sound Design by Daniel Perelstein
Cleveland Play House
All photos by Roger Mastroianni