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Photos: WISH YOU WERE HERE Marks Remy Bumppo Theatre Company’s Chicago Premiere
by Gillian Blum - Sep 21, 2025

Check out production photos from WISH YOU WERE HERE, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company's Chicago premiere and the first production in its 30th anniversary season.

Cast and Creative Team Set for Sanaz Toossi's WISH YOU WERE HERE at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 26, 2025

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company has revealed the cast, creative and production teams for the Chicago premiere and first production in its 30th anniversary season, Wish You Were Here. Learn more!

HEDDA GABLER and More Set for Remy Bumppo Theatre Company 30th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2025

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company has announced its 2025–2026 season, marking its 30th year of producing language-driven theatre in Chicago. The milestone season will include the Chicago premiere of Wish You Were Here by Sanaz Toossi, a revival of Hedda Gabler adapted by Christopher Shinn, and the return of the reading series Readings on Ravenswood in spring 2026.

Photos: ENGLISH Company Celebrates Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Jan 24, 2025

The best of Broadway was on hand to celebrate opening night of Engilsh- Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play English, directed by Knud Adams. Check out photos of the cast and creative team before the curtain went up here.

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards; HAIRSPRAY at Burnsville Summer Theatre Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards; HAIRSPRAY at Burnsville Summer Theatre Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis / St. Paul Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Guthrie Theater to Present Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play ENGLISH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 25, 2024

The Guthrie Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for English by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Hamid Dehghani. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Video: Watch a Scene from ENGLISH at the Goodman Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 8, 2024

Watch a scene from Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play English, currently running at Goodman Theatre through June 16th, in the video here!

Goodman Theatre Announces A Summer 2024 Line-up For All Ages And Interests
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 4, 2024

Discover the exciting lineup for Goodman Theatre's Summer 2024 season, featuring a mix of classic plays, contemporary works, and world premieres. Enjoy diverse and dynamic performances all summer long.

Sanaz Toossi's ENGLISH Extends at Goodman Theatre Ahead of Opening
by Blair Ingenthron - May 20, 2024

Goodman Theatre opens Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play English in a co-production with Guthrie Theater tonight, May 20, 2024, and adds five performances due to high demand for tickets.

All-Iranian Cast of ENGLISH at Goodman Theatre to Begin Rehearsals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2024

Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play English arrives at Goodman Theatre, with rehearsals for Iranian director Hamid Dehghani’s production beginning on April 16. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets.

Video: See Highlights From SELLING KABUL At Northlight Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 6, 2024

Northlight Theatre, continues its 2023–2024 season with the suspenseful 2022 Pulitzer Prize Finalist Selling Kabul by Sylvia Khoury, directed by recent Northlight Artistic Fellow Hamid Dehghani. See video highlights from the play below!

Review: SELLING KABUL at Northlight Theatre
by Zac Thriffiley - Feb 4, 2024

Northlight Theatre's production movingly captures the pessimistic practicality and undying hope that still plagues those most affected by a conflict that never really ended. The play runs through February 25.

Photos: First Look At Pulitzer Prize-Winning SELLING KABUL At Northlight Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 3, 2024

Northlight Theatre, continues its 2023–2024 season with the suspenseful 2022 Pulitzer Prize Finalist Selling Kabul by Sylvia Khoury, directed by recent Northlight Artistic Fellow Hamid Dehghani.

Yale Rep's WISH YOU WERE HERE Cast and Creative Team Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Aug 22, 2023

Yale Repertory Theatre  begins its 2023–24 season with Wish You Were Here by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Sivan Battat, October 5–28, at Yale Repertory Theatre. Opening Night is Thursday, October 12, which is also press night.

Cast Set for A DISTINCT SOCIETY Midwest Premiere at Writers Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 19, 2023

Writers Theatre will concludes its 2022/23 Season with the Midwest Premiere A Distinct Society, a timely story—needed more now than ever—about finding each other across borders, both physical and emotional.

Review: LAYALINA at Goodman Theatre
by Rachel Weinberg - Mar 15, 2023

Martin Yousif Zebari’s LAYALINA is a heartwarming multigenerational family play that spans from Baghdad to Skokie. While Zebari doesn’t shy away from portraying the family’s trauma and the challenges of their immigrant experiences, LAYALINA is the opposite of many other family plays. It’s about how the central family tries to reconnect and find commonalities, despite their generational and cultural differences.

Casting Announced for Goodman Theatre's 17th Annual New Stages Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2021

Rehearsals have begun for the two centerpiece “developmental productions” featured in Goodman Theatre's 17th annual New Stages Festival, a free celebration of new works by some of the country's finest established and emerging playwrights.

The Second City's The Black History Month Show Announced
by BWW News Desk - Feb 5, 2019

The Second City celebrates Black History Month by bringing you the most iconic sketches created by our African American alumni along with classic archive scenes reimagined with a new comedic spin. The Second City's Black History Month Show features Rich Alfonso, Jillian Ebanks, Jack Brian, Jordan Stafford, Shadee Vossoughi and Kaye Winks.

The Second City's The Black History Month Show Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 16, 2019

The Second City celebrates Black History Month by bringing you the most iconic sketches created by our African American alumni along with classic archive scenes reimagined with a new comedic spin. The Second City's Black History Month Show features Rich Alfonso, Jillian Ebanks, Jack Brian, Jordan Stafford, Shadee Vossoughi and Kaye Winks.