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Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the universal foibles of language and miscommunication.

Story:

The comedy unfolds in an Iranian classroom where adult English learners practice for their proficiency exam. As they leapfrog through a linguistic playground, their wildly different dreams, frustrations, and secrets come to light. Can they overcome the limits of language to discover what they really want to say?

Playwright
Sanaz Toossi

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Play Script

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2025 Tony Award Nominations

Best Play
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Tala Ashe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Marjan Neshat
Best Direction of a Play
Best Scenic Design of a Play

2025 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Production of a Play
Outstanding Direction of a Play
Distinguished Performance Award - Tala Ashe
Distinguished Performance Award - Marjan Neshat

2023 Pulitzer Prize Nominations

Pulitzer Prize for Drama

2022 Drama Desk Award Nominations

The Sam Norkin Off-Broadway Award - Marjan Neshat
Outstanding Play
Outstanding Actress in a Play - Tala Ashe
Outstanding Director of a Play - Knud Adams
Outstanding Scenic Design for a Play - Marsha Ginsberg
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play - Reza Behjat

2022 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Production of a Play
Outstanding Direction of a Play - Knud Adams

2022 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

John Gassner Award

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