Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below: It was the Muslim travel ban imposed by the U.S. government in early 2017 that prompted playwright Sanaz Toossi to write “English” in ...

“Sometimes I think you can only speak one language,” says a character in Sanaz Toossi’s English. “You can know two, but…” She trails off, her brows knitted and her eyes far ...

The first thing one is likely to notice about the four women introduced in Sanaz Toossi’s “English,” now making its Broadway debut, is their accents. Ms. Toossi’s play, set inside a classroom at the ...

The Iranian-born actor’s Broadway debut mirrors her own transcontinental experiences with family and belonging.

Now in Chicago by Jackalope Theatre, writer and performer Esho Rasho’s solo play was currently part of the Edinburgh Festival ...

Sanaz Toossi has written 1 shows including English (Playwright). What awards has Sanaz Toossi been nominated for? Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Wish You Were Here, Pulitzer Prize for ...

social relationships and personal identity—has rarely been explored as humanely as it has been in English, the 100-minute Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Sanaz Toossi currently mounted at the ...

Tipping Point Theatre’s 17th theatrical season continues beginning March 12th with English, by Sanaz Toossi, another Michigan premiere! In an Iranian classroom for adult English learners ...

Set in an Iranian classroom, Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play follows a group of adult English learners as they study for their proficiency exam and explore the limits of language.

Neshat also highlights Toossi’s serious work ethic. “I think Sanaz wrote a play during tech for ‘English,'” Neshat said with a laugh. “It’s true!” Toossi confirmed. “But it was ...

Listen to this week's "Stagecraft" podcast below: It was the Muslim travel ban imposed by the U.S. government in early 2017 that prompted playwright Sanaz Toossi to write "English" in the first place.

It was the Muslim travel ban imposed by the U.S. government in early 2017 that prompted playwright Sanaz Toossi to write “English” in the first place. “I was furious and I was devastated ...