English 2022
Opened: March 13, 2022English - 2022 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Two words set in motion award-winning playwright Sanaz Toossi’s intricate and profound New York debut: “English Only.” This is the mantra that rules one classroom in Iran, where four adult students are preparing for the TOEFL — the Test of English as a Foreign Language. Chasing fluency through a maze of word games, listening exercises, and show-and-tell sessions, they hope that one day, English will make them whole. But it might be splitting them each in half.
2019 Kilroys List & L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award winner Sanaz Toossi returns to Atlantic following her Middle Eastern MixFest debut!
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Photos: First Look at Atlantic Theater Company's ENGLISH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 15, 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 15, 2022
Atlantic Theater Company is presenting the world premiere production of English, written by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Knud Adams, and co-produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Roundabout Underground).
Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for Atlantic Theater Company's ENGLISH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 6, 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 6, 2022
Atlantic Theater Company is presenting the world premiere production of English, written by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Knud Adams, and co-produced by Roundabout Theatre Company (Roundabout Underground).
English FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of English have there been?
English has had 3 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2022, West End which opened in 2024 and Broadway which opened in 2025.
What awards has English been nominated for?
English has been nominated for several prestigious awards, including a Special Citation at the Obie Awards for Knud Adams, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Sanaz Toossi, Outstanding Director of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Knud Adams, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Reza Behjat, Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Sanaz Toossi, Outstanding Scenic Design for a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Marsha Ginsberg, Outstanding Direction of a Play at the Drama League Awards for Knud Adams, Outstanding Production of a Play at the Drama League Awards for English, Best New American Play at the Obie Awards for Sanaz Toossi, and several Special Citations at the Obie Awards for various individuals involved in the production. Additionally, Sanaz Toossi received the John Gassner Award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for their work on English.
What awards has English won?
English has won several awards, including the Special Citation at the Obie Awards for Knud Adams, Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Director of a Play (Knud Adams), Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play (Reza Behjat), Outstanding Play (Sanaz Toossi), Outstanding Scenic Design for a Play (Marsha Ginsberg), and Drama League Awards for Outstanding Direction of a Play (Knud Adams) and Outstanding Production of a Play. Additionally, English received the Obie Awards for Best New American Play (Sanaz Toossi), and Special Citations for Knud Adams, Marsha Ginsberg, Enver Chakartash, Reza Behjat, Sinan Refik Zafar, Tala Ashe, Ava Lalezarzadeh, Pooya Mohseni, Marjan Neshat, and Hadi Tabbal. Sanaz Toossi also won the John Gassner Award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
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