The play was also inspired, Toossi said, “by a lifetime of seeing people treat my parents, who speak English as a second language, as lesser-than because they had accents, and the way that they ...

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 ...

which is when Toossi reveals her dated sense of humor. Anyone who watched Ricky Ricardo "'splain" himself on "I Love Lucy" has heard these kinds of malapropism jokes before. My takeaway from ...

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 ...

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 ...