Sanaz Toossi

Sanaz Toossi is an American playwright and screenwriter.

Life and career

Of Iranian descent, Toossi is from Orange County, California;[1] her mother emigrated to the United States after the Iranian Revolution.[2] She is an only child,[3] and grew up a self-described "weird theatre kid".[4] She graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts in 2018,[2] having previously received her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.[5] Her plays are drawn from personal experience, and the experiences of her family.[3][2] Her play English received the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play in 2022.[6] In 2022 she received the Horton Foote Award from the Dramatists Guild of America[7] and also the award for Best New American Play by the Obie Awards.[8]

Works

As playwright

As screenwriter

References
  1. https://www.concordtheatricals.com/a/120435/sanaz-toossi
  2. Tran, Diep (April 28, 2022). "Sanaz Toossi: Can We Talk?". AMERICAN THEATRE.
  3. Soloski, Alexis (February 17, 2022). "'Writing a Trauma Play Makes Me Want to Dry Heave'" – via NYTimes.com.
  4. "Playwright Sanaz Toossi". www.roundabouttheatre.org.
  5. "Playwright Sanaz Toossi Is Making Theater in Her Own Image". Vogue. April 29, 2022.
  6. "Iranian-American playwright is set on breaking expectations".
  7. Rabinowitz, Chloe. "Sanaz Toossi, Jeanine Tesori, Alice Childress and More To Receive Dramatists Guild Awards". BroadwayWorld.com.
  8. "22". Obie Awards. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  9. "Shifting Identities in Sanaz Toossi's "English"". The New Yorker. February 24, 2022.
  10. Phillips, Maya (May 4, 2022). "'Wish You Were Here' Review: The Saga of Female Friendship" – via NYTimes.com.
  11. "World Premiere of Sanaz Toossi's Wish You Were Here Receives 2nd Extension | Playbill".
  12. "Sanaz Toossi". Playwrights Horizons.
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