“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 ...

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 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 ...

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

The very concept of language—at the heart of all industries, social relationships and personal identity—has rarely been explored as humanely as it has been in English, the 100-minute Pulitzer ...

Marjan Neshat had never worked with playwright Sanaz Toossi before reading the script for “English,” the Pulitzer ...

Their dreams, frustrations and secrets come to the forefront. Will “English only” expand or limit what they truly want to say? This comic and heartfelt play about language and identity won ...

All of those threads are deftly woven through “English,” an intimate yet profoundly resonant drama by Sanaz Toossi. The exquisite Broadway production from director Knud Adams is the first must ...

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 ...

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 ...

Marjan Neshat had never worked with playwright Sanaz Toossi before reading the script for “English,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama now playing on Broadway. Still, the Iranian-born actor ...

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 ...