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