"English" by Sanaz Toossi

Upcoming Dates and Times

• Friday, Oct 16, 2026  7:30pm - 9:15pm
• Saturday, Oct 17, 2026  7:30pm - 9:15pm

Location

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Details

Kicking off BCT’s 26|27 Season, this captivating production dives into heart, humor, and the hilarity of human connection: Am I funny in another language? Do we sing with an accent? Is my given name part of my identity? Written by Iranian-American playwright Sanaz Toossi from Orange County, California, English explores how language shapes who we are. Set in 2008, the story follows four adults as they tackle tricky prepositions in an English-language learning classroom. BCT's 26|27 Season opener features an incredible team of artists, including some TV and Film actors: Pantea Ommi (BCT’s The Life You Gave Me) and her aunt Shila Ommi (Pixar’s Elemental, Apple TV’s Tehran), both born in Iran and raised in Los Angeles, share the stage for the first time. They are joined by Fady Demian (Amazon Prime’s Terminal List: Dark Wolf), Iranian-American Ariana Mahallati (Pixar’s Win or Lose), and Maliha Sayed (Hulu’s Deli Boys). Director Vaneh Assadourian, born and raised in Tehran, leads this powerhouse cast in a funny and deeply moving Pulitzer Prize-winning story of identity and belonging.

Performances run Wednesday through Saturday for three weeks, with evening performances starting at 7:30 PM and Saturday matinees at 2 PM, from Wednesday, October 7 to Saturday, October 24.