It’s a hot summer in August, 1953, when a clean-cut American arrives at a peaceful villa in North Tehran. Kambiz, the villa’s gardener and pool boy, wonders if the new guest may be his ticket to a better life. As their friendship deepens, Kambiz finds himself entangled in strange affairs involving the Shah of Iran and the country’s elected prime minister. How will it end? Only the pool knows…

Productions: Boise Contemporary Theater (spring 2026), Amphibian Stage (fall 2026)

Development: The New Group, Bay Street Theatre, BIPOC Playwrights Festival

Nominated: Bruntwood Prize, Williamstown’s Weissberger New Play Award

Finalist: Pacific Playwrights Festival, Ground Floor at Berkeley Rep

Winner: Goldberg Play Prize, NYU