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Currently unpublished, 2002 (English) Paulo, a middle-aged writer turned restaurateur, becomes suicidal after discovering his wife Jessica, a documentary filmmaker, is having an affair with Ara, the artist who is the subject of her documentary. “Words” is a candid, often funny glance at love, and infidelity as a source of inspiration. |
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A collection of short, Monty Pythonesque comedy skits and sketches. This collection includes: Khor Virab, Hye em yes, Harout and the Three Aras, and others. (Armenian) Premiered in Los Angeles, California in1996, Directed by Vahé Berberian; Produced by Henrik Mansourian. |
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Another collection of short comedy skits and sketches, in the style of Arvest Comedy Night I. The collection includes: Mesrob Mashdots, Aradzner, Glor Seghan, Harout and the Three Aras,and others. (Armenian) Premiered in Los Angeles, California in 1998. Directed by Vahé Berberian; Produced by Henrik Mansourian.
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A night of short, rollicking comedy skits, featuring an incredible,
large cast! The collection includes: The Blind Choreographer,
Yerangyun, Ottelo, The Japanese Hand in Marriage,
and many others. Premiered in Los Angeles, in 2002, by Arvest. Directed by Vahé Berberian and Betty Berberian. Produced by Henrik Mansourian.
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Currently unpublished, 1989 (English) Four friends meet for their weekly blot game in a friends backyard. The hot Sunday afternoon turns intense as the discussion revolves around the subjects of politics, the human condition, the Armenian Diaspora, love, faith and alienation. Premiered in Los Angeles, California in 1989, at the Golden Theatre. Directed and Produced by Betty Berberian. This piece was performed, by the Experimental Theatre Company.
Original cast: Vahé Berberian Leon Fermanian, Ara Madzounian, Ara Baghdoyan, and Maurice Kouyoumdjian. |
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Currently unpublished, 1987 (English) Two young men living in Los Angeles in the mid-eighties, travel to Beirut, Lebanon. One of them wishes to see his family and the other wants to persuade his estranged girlfriend to come back to LA with him. Premiered in Los Angeles, in 1987, at the Ensemble Studio
Theatre. Directed by Vahé Berberian; Produced by Betty
Berberian. This piece was performed by the Experimental Theatre Company. Original cast members included: Vahé Berberian, Maurice Kouyoumdjian, Setta Mardirossian, Sako Berberian, Ara Madzounian, Nayiri Isahakian, Narbeh Nazarian, and Salpi Yardemian. |
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Published, 1987 (English - Armenian) Six Armenian actors rehearse for a play scheduled to open the following night, while outside their rehearsal hall the sounds of artillery fire approaches ever closer. The intended piece the actors are rehearsing is an absurdist play that deals directly with the realities of Armenian life in Lebanon during the Civil War. The play premiered in Los Angeles, in 1985, at the Assistance
League Playhouse. Directed by Vahé Berberian; Produced
by Betty Berberian. An English translation of Pink Elephant
was later produced in London, England; Edinburgh, Scotland; and
in both Sacramento, and Los Angeles, California. The piece was performed by the Experimental Theatre Company. Original cast: Vahé Berberian, Nora Armani, Leon Fermanian, Maurice Kouyoumdjian, Ara Madzounian, Setta Mardirossian, Gerald Papasian, Chunt Semerciyan, Serko Shiraz. $5.00 (Shipping and handling not included) Read reviews of "Pink Elephant".
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Currently unpublished, 1977 (English) After spending 17 years in a mental institution for murdering Desdemona onstage during a production of Othello, Adam, the actor playing the part of the Moor, is set free. However, far from being cured, Adam returns to the scene of the crime to finish the play he thinks he has left incomplete. The Night Visitor is a dark, somber drama that examines the boundaries of life and art. Premiered in Toronto, Canada, in 1977, by Arthur Adamoff Experimental
Theatre. This production was the winner of three prizes at The Ontario Multicultural Festival. |
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Sam, a fugitive condemned to death, finds refuge in the house of a man (Ben) who is about to commit suicide by hanging himself. Sam wants to live at all costs, while Ben is ready to kill himself in order to be the master of his own fate. As wills collide, the two characters begin to appreciate both sides of their individual conflicts. Currently unpublished, 1977 (English) A one-act play. |
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Currently unpublished, 1978 (English) An allegorical tale about a man who believes he is descended from a long-lost race of extraordinary people. Convinced he carries the scars of an eerily mysterious talent, he decides to investigate his ancestral line. A full-length play. |
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