Sanaz Toossi

Sanaz Toossi is an American playwright and screenwriter. Her play English won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2023.[1]

Life and career

Of Iranian descent, Toossi is from Orange County, California;[2] her mother emigrated to the United States after the Iranian Revolution.[3] She is an only child,[4] and grew up a self-described "weird theatre kid".[5] She graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts in 2018,[3] having previously received her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.[6] Her plays are drawn from personal experience, and the experiences of her family.[4][3] Her play English received the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play in 2022.[7] In 2022 she received the Horton Foote Award from the Dramatists Guild of America[8] and also the award for Best New American Play by the Obie Awards.[9]

Works

As playwright

As screenwriter

References
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  3. Tran, Diep (April 28, 2022). "Sanaz Toossi: Can We Talk?". AMERICAN THEATRE. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  4. Soloski, Alexis (February 17, 2022). "'Writing a Trauma Play Makes Me Want to Dry Heave'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via NYTimes.com.
  5. "Playwright Sanaz Toossi". www.roundabouttheatre.org. Archived from the original on 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  6. "Playwright Sanaz Toossi Is Making Theater in Her Own Image". Vogue. April 29, 2022. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  7. "Iranian-American playwright is set on breaking expectations". NPR. Archived from the original on 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  8. Rabinowitz, Chloe. "Sanaz Toossi, Jeanine Tesori, Alice Childress and More To Receive Dramatists Guild Awards". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  9. "22". Obie Awards. Archived from the original on 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  10. "Shifting Identities in Sanaz Toossi's "English"". The New Yorker. February 24, 2022. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  11. Phillips, Maya (May 4, 2022). "'Wish You Were Here' Review: The Saga of Female Friendship". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via NYTimes.com.
  12. "World Premiere of Sanaz Toossi's Wish You Were Here Receives 2nd Extension | Playbill". Archived from the original on 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
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