Remy Bumppo Theatre Company’s “Wish You Were Here”

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company’s first production in its 30th anniversary season is Wish You Were Here, written by Sanaz Toossi, Pulitzer Prize winner for English  anddirected by Azar Kazemi, September 18 – October 19, at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. 

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, nominated for the 2023 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, chronicles a decade of life during war, as best friends forever become friends long lost, scattered and searching for home.

Performances are Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. with an additional matinees on Thursday, Sept. 25 and Thursday, Oct. 9 at 2:30 p.m. There will be an audio described performance with a touch tour on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. and an open captioned performance on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 2:30 p.m. Remy Bumppo’s Between the Lines offering, which includes a pre-show lecture and a post-show talkback, will occur on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 2:30 p.m. Subscriptions are on sale now with single tickets, $15 – $55, going on sale Wednesday, July 30 at 12 p.m. at RemyBumppo.org. Groups of 10 or more may call the Theater Wit Box Office at 773.975.8150 to receive group discounts and make reservations.