I was pleased to see Sanaz Toossi win another award for “English,” her play about a group of Iranian students preparing for the TOEFL Test in 2009. She’ll receive an award from the Dramatists Guild next month. Back in February the play won the Obie Award for the best new American play staged off-Broadway. Quite a feat.
The play also enjoyed successful runs in Toronto and Montreal.
Here’s a review from its west coast debut a few weeks ago.