Tadeusz Słobodzianek's Our Class officially opens its New York premiere run January 18 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music after beginning previews January 12. The award-winning play first premiered at the National Theatre in 2009, and is now adapted by Norman Allen and directed by Igor Golyak for its Off-Broadway bow, running through February 4 at BAM's Fisher Fisherman space.

Inspired by real-life events surrounding a horrific massacre in 1941, the play follows 10 Polish classmates, five Jewish and five Catholic, who grew up as playmates, friends, and neighbors, but turn on one another with life and death consequences. Spanning eight decades of upheaval, Słobodzianek's play explores how ordinary people can end up involved in atrocities.

The cast includes Gus Burney, Andrey Burkovskiy, Jack DiFalco (Torch Song), José Espinosa (Take Me Out), Tess Goldwyn, Will Manning, Stephen Ochsner, Alexandra Silber (Fiddler on the Roof), and Richard Topol, and Ilia Volok.

Our Class features scenic design by Jan Pappelbaum, music by Oscar winner Anna Drubich, and projections design by Eric Dunlap. The MART Foundation’s Sofia Kapkova and Arlekin’s Sara Stackhouse serve as executive producers.

For tickets and more information, visit BAM.org.