English by Sanaz Toossi, Oct 7-24 at Boise Contemporary Theater

Boise Contemporary Theater Presents the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Comedy ENGLISH by Sanaz Toossi Directed by Vaneh Assadourian October 7 – October 24, 2026 About the Play: Am I funny in English - Do we sing with an accent - Is my given name an essential piece of my identity, or something easily traded away - Why do we learn a new language - To speak our needs-and, as one character eloquently puts it, to bring our insides to the outside. Set in a classroom near Tehran in 2008, four Iranian adults prepare for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). Over the course of six unit-based weeks, they endure preposition confusion, accent drills, word games, and pop song translations. But as they strive to master a foreign language, they are forced to grapple with a deeper question: what part of themselves must they leave behind when they speak in a new tongue - Sanaz Toossi's 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy is a hilarious, tender, and deeply human examination of language, accent, identity, and the profound longing for connection across cultural and linguistic divides. A Historic Onstage Reunion and Stellar Cast: Boise Contemporary Theater is thrilled to welcome back Pantea Ommi (THE...