“Undeniably one of the best plays of the decade! Hands down a masterpiece of theater.”

**“This critic’s advice is simple: Book a ticket right now. English is the Broadway play everyone needs to see.**”

“The exquisite Broadway production is the first must-see play of the season.”

NAVEEN KUMAR, THE WASHINGTON POST

“Few are the standout gems—those plays that conquer an audience so wholly you feel a delicious two-way crackle in the room. English is one such gem.” (Tim Teeman, The Daily Beast). This strictly limited return engagement of this Pulitzer Prize-winning sensation must end Sunday, March 2.

Written by Sanaz Toossi and directed by Knud Adams, “English is a wonder, with unfailing wit, grace, and compassion” (Greg Evans, Deadline). Set in an Iranian classroom where four adult students and their teacher leapfrog through a linguistic playground, this is a funny, stunning triumph about the universal foibles of language and miscommunication. “The result is exquisite.” (Adam Feldman, Time Out New York).

Running time: 1 hour and 40 minutes. No intermission.

Elham: Tala Ashe
Goli: Ava Lalezarzadeh
Roya: Pooya Mohseni
Marjan: Marjan Neshat
Omid: Hadi Tabbal
u/s Omid: Joe Joseph
u/s Roya, Marjan: Roxanna Hope Radja
u/s Goli, Elham: Shadee Vossoughi

A production image from ENGLISH. Through a large window of a building, we see a group of Iranian students sitting around a classroom. Next to the window on the building are neon lines of Farsi and the word “SAFIRAN” at the bottom. — The company of ENGLISH.
Joan Marcus

A production image from ENGLISH. An Iranian student in a lime green coat and black hijab speaks with her teacher, who sits behind a desk and wears a red hijab with a floral top. — Tala Ashe and Marjan Neshat in ENGLISH.
Joan Marcus

A production image from ENGLISH. A warm yellow light washes the stage, creating stark shadows and contrast across a cube-shaped set resembling a building with a classroom inside. A woman outside the building holds a phone to her ear, her dark shadow cast behind her on the building. — Pooya Mohseni in ENGLISH.
Maria Baranova

A production image from ENGLISH. A young Iranian woman wearing a pastel pink and blue hijab and a denim jacket smiles and stands in front of a whiteboard in a classroom. — Ava Lalezarzadeh in ENGLISH.
Joan Marcus

A production image from ENGLISH. A man and woman sit at desks in a dark classroom while watching a moving projected on the wall. They lean over and talk to one another. He wears a leather jacket, she wears a red hijab and floral top. — Hadi Tabbal and Marjan Neshat in ENGLISH.
Maria Baranova

A production image from ENGLISH. A group of Iranian students sitting around a classroom, all but one with puzzled faces. The whiteboard behind them says, TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language. — The company of ENGLISH.
Joan Marcus

Playwright: Sanaz Toossi
Director: Knud Adams
Set Design: Marsha Ginsberg
Costume Design: Enver Chakartash
Lighting Design: Reza Behjat
Sound Design: Sinan Refik Zafar
Projection Design: Ruey Horng Sun
Production Stage Manager: Alex H. Hajjar

A man and a woman both sit backwards in student chairs in a classroom set, leaning on the backs of the chairs. He wears a red flannel and she wears a green and black patterned shirt. — Hadi Tabbal and Ava Lalezarzadeh in rehearsal for ENGLISH.
Photo by Michaelah Reynolds.

A woman with dark brown hair pulled into a low bun stands between school desks in a classroom rehearsal set. She wears a loose gray hoodie over a collared black shirt and pants. — Pooya Mohseni in rehearsal for ENGLISH.
Photo by Michaelah Reynolds.

A woman sits between two men behind a rehearsal table cluttered with scripts, pencil cans, and snacks. They smile as they watch a rehearsal unfold. — Assistant director Arya Shahi, playwright Sanaz Toossi, and director Knud Adams in rehearsal.
Photo by Michaelah Reynolds.

A woman with long brown hair and dark eyes stands in a classroom set inbetween student desks. Behind her, a whiteboard reads TOEFL. — Tala Ashe in rehearsal for ENGLISH.
Photo by Michaelah Reynolds.

In a classroom set, a young woman with long, curly black hair stands in front of a whiteboard that says "English Only" and presents to her classmates and teacher. — Ava Lalezarzadeh and Marjan Neshat in rehearsal for ENGLISH.
Photo by Michaelah Reynolds.

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Art photography by Meredith Jenks.

English is generously sponsored by Duolingo, Inc. and the Duolingo English Test.

English is made possible by the Champions for Inclusive Theatre and Roundabout’s Forward Fund. We acknowledge the generous friends who support our many efforts to increase representation and inclusion in all aspects of theatre: Elizabeth Armstrong, Bank of America, Eugene and Joann Bissell and the Lillian Lincoln Foundation, Kevin Brown, Barbara and Peter Bye, Ginger McKnight Chavers, Ford Foundation, Jill and Barry Lafer, Gina Maria Leonetti, Iva Mills, Beryl Snyder, Denise Littlefield Sobel, and Liz and Ken Whitney.