Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminar: English

Director Arya Shahi joins The Old Globe's Danielle Mages Amato to discuss the Globe's production of English.
Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminars provide Globe patrons with an opportunity to closely connect with productions both onstage and backstage. Artists engage patrons in an informal and illuminating presentation of ideas to enhance the theatregoing experience. Each Insights Seminar takes place one hour before curtain time on the first Tuesday after performances begin. Free; no reservations necessary.
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English
By Sanaz Toossi
Directed by Arya Shahi
January 27 - February 25, 2024 at The Old Globe
In a classroom near Tehran, four adult students prepare for an English proficiency exam. They each have a reason for being there: a chance at opportunity, access, or a new calling. But as they bond over this new way to express themselves, they also grapple with the lives they must leave behind. Told with hilarious wit and genuine compassion, Toossi’s English is “both a buoyant comedy of communication and a subtle but probing exploration of what it means to speak and feel understood” (New York Theatre Guide).
Cast: Mary Apick as Roya, Ari Derambakhsh as Goli, Tara Grammy as Elham, Joe Joseph as Omid, and Pooya Mohseni as Marjan.
Creative team: Sadra Tehrani (Scenic Design), Afsaneh Aayani (Costume Design), Amanda Zieve (Lighting Design), Megumi Katayama (Sound Design), Ana Bayat (Dialect Coach), Caparelliotis Casting (Casting), and Chandra R.M. Anthenill (Production Stage Manager).
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