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Learn more about Sanaz Toossi's "Wish You Were Here."
1978. Protests break out across Iran as five close girlfriends plan weddings, trade dirty jokes and try to live their young lives. As the revolution escalates, each woman is forced to face an uncertain future by staying in Iran or leaving it. In this enlightened comedy, Pulitzer Prize winner and Orange County native Sanaz Toossi chronicles a decade of life, as best friends become friends long lost, searching for the bond that once defined them.
South Coast Repertory Mourns the Passing of Founding Artistic Director Martin Benson
With profound sadness, SCR announces the passing of Founding Artistic Director Martin Benson on Saturday, Nov. 30 at the age of 87. A pioneering and visionary leader who served as SCR’s co-artistic director with Founding Artistic Director David Emmes for 46 years, Benson was also an award-winning director of 119 SCR productions. Together, Emmes and Benson established SCR as a regional theatre powerhouse that helped define the American theatrical canon through its championing of new plays and world-class productions.
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A New Way to Experience Great Theatre and Save—SCR Flex
With the 2024/25 season, SCR is introducing SCR Flex, a new way to see great theatre while enjoying ultimate flexibility and savings. With SCR Flex, customers get four tickets to use however and whenever they’d like. Plus, they enjoy discounts of up to 30% off regular ticket prices, along with exclusive perks like two fee-free ticket exchanges, discounts and at local restaurants and more.
SCR Theatre Conservatory
South Coast Repertory offers a wide range of year-round classes for everyone—ages 8 and up—in a safe and welcoming environment.