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
- English (2022)[10]
- Wish You Were Here (2022)[11][12]
As screenwriter
- A League of Their Own (2022)[13][3]
- Five Women[13]
- Invitation to a Bonfire[13]
References
- ^ "Here are the winners of the 2023 Pulitzer Prizes". NPR. 2023-05-08. Archived from the original on 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "Sanaz Toossi". Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ a b c d Tran, Diep (April 28, 2022). "Sanaz Toossi: Can We Talk?". AMERICAN THEATRE. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Playwright Sanaz Toossi". www.roundabouttheatre.org. Archived from the original on 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Iranian-American playwright is set on breaking expectations". NPR. Archived from the original on 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "22". Obie Awards. Archived from the original on 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Sanaz Toossi". Playwrights Horizons.
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