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WISH YOU WERE HERE

By Sanaz Toossi
Cast: Sahar Bibiyan, Tara Grammy, Mitra Jouhari, Artemis Pebdani, Awni Abdi-Bahri

Scenic: Afsoon Pajoufar
Costumes: Shahrzad Mazaheri
Lights: Pablo Santiago
Sound: Veronika Vorel
Cultural Dramaturg & Dialect Coach: Ana Bayat
Stage Manager: Darlene Miyakawa
Assistant Stage Manager: Lauren Buangan

“’Being your friend was my whole personality,’ Nazanin bursts out. ‘I miss being defined by who you were. In the long shadow of your existence, I found a home.’ With emotional lines like these, Ms. Toossi articulates the amorphous, lump-in-our-throat feelings that arise when we miss close friends deeply, and realize that they are truly gone out of our lives –– and the directorial vision by Mina Morita executes this perception perfectly.”

—The Show Report

“One of the most emotionally resonant and relatable plays of SCR’s 61st season.”

—Broadway World

“The West Coast premiere of Sanaz Toossi‘s Wish You Were Here at South Coast Repertory is a resounding play with its stunning writing, its beautiful simplicity & grace from director Mina Morita, and the incredible ensemble cast who have such endearing chemistry with each other.”

—A Los Angeles Theatre Review