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Songs his mother taught him: In “Avaaz,” it’s the joy that endures | Theater review

Playwright Michael Shayan as his mother Roya welcomes you to Tehran-geles, CA in the one-mother show “Avaaz” at the Denver Center.

There are sorrows, but “Avaaz” relishes the joy of its Iranian American protagonist, Roya, portrayed by her son and the playwright, Michael Shayan. (Jamie Kraus Photography, Provided by the Denver Center)
There are sorrows, but “Avaaz” relishes the joy of its Iranian American protagonist, Roya, portrayed by her son and the playwright, Michael Shayan. (Jamie Kraus Photography, Provided by the Denver Center)
Denver Post film critic Lisa Kennedy on Friday, April 6, 2012. Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post
By | lkennedywriter@gmail.com | The Denver Post
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Playwright Micheal Shayan as his mother Roya welcomes you to Tehran-geles, CA in the one-mother show “Avaaz” at the Denver Center.
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