Language and Identity: ENGLISH by Sanaz Toossi

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | 6:30 p.m.

Sanaz Toossi’s play English, set in a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) class in Karaj, Iran in Spring 2009, looks at the ways speaking a new language can both expand your world and change your voice. Join playwright Toossi to discuss her play and the complex interplay of language and identity. Moderated by Studio’s Literary Director Adrien-Alice Hansel.

NOTE: Due to changes in performance schedule, actress Nazanin Nour will no longer be present at this program.