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Wish You Were Here


Peter Jay Sharp Theater


Written by Sanaz Toossi
Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch

World Premiere

It’s 1978 and protests are breaking out all across Iran, encroaching on this suburb where a tight-knit circle of girlfriends plans weddings, trades dirty jokes, and tries to hang onto a sense of normalcy. But as the revolution escalates, each woman is forced to join the wave of emigration or face an equally uncertain future at home. With breathtaking humanity and cutting wit, Wish You Were Here chronicles a decade of life during war, as best friends forever become friends long lost, scattered and searching for home.

Wish You Were Here is the recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.

Creative Team
Arnulfo Maldonado
Scenic Design
Sarah Laux
Costume Design
Reza Behjat
Lighting Design
Sinan Refik Zafar, Brian Hickey
Sound Design
Brandon Terzic
Original Music
Vanessa Coakley
Production Stage Manager
Kayla Owen
Assistant Stage Manager
Reviews
  • “With characters who could easily be exoticized in chadors, Toossi instead focuses on their familiarity.”

    — The New York Times