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English Opening Night

Jan 24, 2025

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The cast of English: Hadi Tabbal, Ava Lalezarzadeh, Tala Ashe, Marjan Neshat and Pooya Mohseni

Playwright Sanaz Toossi was awarded the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for her "quietly powerful" play

The evening's very special guest, a firm believer in multilingualism: Duo the Duolingo owl

Pooya Mohseni, whose real-life mother taught at the Iran Language Institute, plays Roya—a role that "feels like something I've been training for all my life"

Ava Lalezarzadeh plays Goli, a role she originated—along with the rest of the cast—off-Broadway

Hadi Tabbal plays Omid, who has a green card interview next month

Marjan Neshat plays the teacher, a character also named Marjan. "She's a very, very complex character who has desires for things that are not quite explainable."

Knud Adams directs English with a gentle touch

Tala Ashe received a Best Actress Drama Desk Award nomination for her performance in English off-Broadway

The English understudies: Roxanna Hope Radja, Shadee Vossoughi and Joe Joseph

Director Knud Adams poses with actors Shadee Vossoughi, Hadi Tabbal, Marjan Neshat, Roxanna Hope Radja, Ava Lalezarzadeh, Tala Ashe, Pooya Mohseni and Joe Joseph

The cast (with friend): Shadee Vossoughi, Hadi Tabbal, Marjan Neshat, Roxanna Hope Radja, Duo, Ava Lalezarzadeh, Tala Ashe, Pooya Mohseni and Joe Joseph

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