Two words set in motion 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE PRODUCTION
Learn about the historical context for the play and dig into the artistic choices made by the show's creative team.
THE ARTISTS
Hear about and from the artists involved in English.
Interview with Director Knud Adams
English Upstage Contributors
| EDITORS | Anna Morton Leah Reddy |
| INTERVIEWS | Leah Reddy |
| WRITERS | Jason Jacobs Karim Muasher Abby Melick |
| GRAPHIC DESIGN | Darren Melchiorre Pentagram Design, Inc. |
| WEB DESIGN | Trevor Forry Abby Langsted Victoria Howell Alex Raby |
| SPECIAL THANKS | Jennifer DiBella Paul Brewster McGinley Jill Rafson Arang Keshavarzian |