Pulitzer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 107 (2023) Winner
Sanaz Toossi
サナズ・トゥーシ
Sanaz Toossi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1991 or 1992 （Orange County, California）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- Persian, English
- Residence History
- Orange County, California → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, Screenwriter, Actress
- Active Years
- 2018-
- Influenced By
- Amy Herzog, Suzan-Lori Parks, Oskar Eustis, Lucas Hnath
- Nominations
- Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Play (Wish You Were Here)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Barbara | — | Pre-law | BA | — | United States |
| New York University Tisch School of the Arts | Tisch School of the Arts | Playwriting | MFA | — | United States |
University of California, Santa Barbara
Pre-law
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
/ Playwriting
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
2018
Country:
United States
Studied under Suzan-Lori Parks, Oskar Eustis, and Lucas Hnath
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | English | — | Columbia University | Winner |
| 2022 | Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play | English | — | — | Winner |
| 2022 | Obie Award for Best New American Play | English | — | — | Winner |
| 2023 | Hull-Warriner Award | English | — | Dramatists Guild | Co-winner |
| 2022 | John Gassner Award | English | — | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Winner |
| 2020 | L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award | English | — | Williamstown Theatre Festival | Winner |
| 2022 | Horton Foote Award | — | — | Dramatists Guild of America | Winner |
| 2021 | Barrie & Bernice Stavis Playwright Award | — | — | National Theatre Conference | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
2023
Work:
English
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Winner
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play
2022
Work:
English
Result:
Winner
Obie Award for Best New American Play
2022
Work:
English
Result:
Winner
Hull-Warriner Award
2023
Work:
English
Organization:
Dramatists Guild
Result:
Co-winner
John Gassner Award
2022
Work:
English
Organization:
Outer Critics Circle Awards
Result:
Winner
L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award
2020
Work:
English
Organization:
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Result:
Winner
Horton Foote Award
2022
Organization:
Dramatists Guild of America
Result:
Winner
Barrie & Bernice Stavis Playwright Award
2021
Organization:
National Theatre Conference
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
-
Edition 92 (2023) Winner
Works
Major Works
English
2022 DramaA comedy set in a schoolroom in Karaj, Iran where a teacher teaches English to four adult students. Explores how half-learned languages rub against one another and the immigrant's double consciousness.
languageidentityimmigration
Wish You Were Here
2020 Drama, ComedyFive women in Karaj, Iran discuss their lives over thirteen years beginning in 1978, against the backdrop of Iranian history. Explores friendship and unspoken motivations.
familyfriendshipIranian history
Bibliography
- English
- Wish You Were Here
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realisticdialogue-drivenmastery of elision
- Recurring Motifs
- Iranian diasporalanguageidentityfamily
Legacy
Iranian-American emerging playwright who won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Noted for plays drawn from personal and family experiences of Iranian diaspora.
Trivia
- Of Iranian descent.
- Only child.
- Spoke Persian at home and English outside.
- Regularly visited Iran growing up.