Grandma's Million Dollar Scheme- A Comedy-Drama

Welcome to Grandma's Million Dollar Scheme- A Comedy-Drama!

Come join us for a night of laughter and drama at the Belorse Theater on Sat May 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM. Get ready to be entertained by a hilarious and heartwarming story that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Watch as Grandma hatches a million-dollar scheme that will have you laughing out loud. With a talented solo performer, a captivating storyline, this event is not to be missed.

So mark your calendars and bring your friends and family along for a night of fun and entertainment.

What audience members say about the show:

" A very Engaging Experience" T. " Amazing" M. " Transformative" S. " Deep yet hilarious" S. " How phenomenal it was to see how you played multiple characters and yet kept the experience so entertaining and engaging" J. " So Impressive", Your talent and ability to engage the audience and have fun along the way was a very enriching experience" S. " A world-class show" R. " A reality check on our current state, but with humor" C, " A joy from start to finish" M, “Wise and Funny” C, “Eye-opening “ DJ, The entire show was like a woven tapestry of stories, humor, the immigrant story, and our justice system” M, “So well done that I couldn’t stop reflecting on my own immigrant story” E, “ Such an engaging storytelling…the 75 Minutes flew by!” A, “ A one-man Marvel! More please!” AJ. “Both humor and a great story just flowed seamlessly” CP. “ I didn’t want the show to end!” JG. “Don’t miss Koorosh Ostowari! Personal issues and great comedy all at once!” TC. “Koorosh has profound depth and understanding of the human condition in all the ways he portrays his characters “ CR. “This is a show like no other that will leave you thinking about how society works” MS.“ I loved every minute!” YS. “Koorosh has written a provocative true story about the American systems that promote inequality despite the Declaration of Independence stating “all men are created equal.” TB.

More about the story from Koorosh Ostowari, Playright-Solo Performer

Grandma’s Million Dollar Scheme - Originally written, produced, directed, and Performed at the Marsh theater in San Francisco.

The show is a light comedy based on a mostly true story, with a few fictional moments, and tells a story about race, class, greed, and our criminal justice system which has so many loopholes for white-collar criminals who never end up doing time. I draw on my interactions with my students at the local J*il, my experiences as a spiritual teacher there, and on my journey as a get-rich-quick-scheme real estate agent in my late twenties in San Francisco who falls victim to a grandma who has a million-dollar get-rich-quick scheme of her own.

My intention in this performance is to humanize and raise awareness around the challenges we all face (being rich, poor, black, white, etc.), around greed, marginalization, and class, as well as to create a deeper empathy and understanding for the pain and suffering of many members of our society (which can also include ourselves) who have slipped and fallen through the cracks and often end up in J*il, or various kinds of prisons of our own making.

I use my solo performances as a journalistic vehicle to engage my audience through deep study, observation, interview, listening, empathy, and transparency, and based on my own life experiences as an immigrant, I seek out relevant situations and stories that are currently impacting us and our society, focusing on inequity, greed, mindless consumerism, poverty, and racism. Through deep study, observation, interview, listening, empathy, and transparency, and based on my own life experiences as an immigrant, I seek out relevant situations and stories that are currently impacting us and our society, focusing on inequity, greed, mindless consumerism, poverty, and racism. Writing a solo performance piece usually takes two years to complete, and it is an organic process that cannot be rushed if audience members are to have an authentic and lasting experience that will mobilize them to also be catalysts for change on the planet through their own unique ways, voices, and action.

Koorosh has been awarded a certificate of acknowleddgement by the U.S congress and the California State Legislature for work as a leader of change in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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