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Lee Pace, Ashley Park, and More Set for Final Performances of Nassim

The final group of guest performers has been announced for the American premiere of Nassim Soleimanpour’s latest production.

Lee Pace will be the guest performer at Nassim for the evening show on April 17.
Lee Pace will be the guest performer at Nassim for the evening show on April 17.
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The final group of rotating cast members has been announced for the off-Broadway production of Nassim Soleimanpour's Nassim, ending its run at New York City Center — Stage II on April 20.

The schedule is as follows: Emma Ishta (April 5 at 7:30pm), Andrew Roffe (April 6 at 2:30pm), Peter Jacobson (April 6 at 7:30pm), Allyn Burrows (April 7 at 2:30pm), Greg Kotis (April 7 at 7:30pm), John Rothman (April 9 at 7:30pm), Will Eno (April 10 at 7:30pm), Todd Almond (April 11 at 7:30pm), Noah Galvin (April 12 at 7:30pm), Steven Boyer (April 13 at 2:30pm), Sally Murphy (April 13 at 7:30pm), Michael Patrick Thornton (April 14 at 2:30pm), Ashley Park (April 14 at 7:30pm), Jeremy Shamos (April 16 at 7:30pm), Bernard White (April 17 at 2:30pm), Lee Pace (April 17 at 7:30pm), Sarah Goldberg (April 18 at 7:30pm), Michael Stahl-David (April 19 at 7:30pm), Mark Hattan (April 20 at 2:30pm), and Carla Gugino (April 20 at 7:30pm).

Nassim is described as follows: "No rehearsals. A different guest actor at every performance. A sealed envelope. And some surprises. In his latest work, Nassim explores the power of language to unite us in these uncertain times." Directed by Omar Elerian, Nassim was originally commissioned and produced by the Bush Theatre and received its world premiere at the Bush Theatre in London on July 25, 2017.

Upon closing, Nassim will have performed seven preview and 148 regular performances off-Broadway.