The casting announcement was made today byRoundabout Theatre Company.
The play, as previously announced, will be directed by Knud Adams.
The limited engagement will play for 66 performances only through Sunday, March 2.
L-R: Tala Ashe, Ava Lalezarzadeh, Marjan Neshat, Pooya Mohseni and Hadi TabbalJosiah Bania/Courtesy/Gigi Stoll/Michael Kushner/Courtesy
The synopsis: The comedy unfolds in an Iranian classroom where adult English learners practice for their proficiency exam.
Can they overcome the limits of language to discover what they really want to say?
Ashe is perhaps most widely known for her five-year fun as Zari Tomaz onDCs Legends of Tomorrow.
Mohseni has appeared on stage in Sarah MantellsIn the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lotand Menier Chocolate FactorysThe Sex Party.