The play 'English', a funny and contemplative story about the struggles of communication in a foreign language, is moving from off-Broadway to Broadway. Playwright and daughter of Iranian immigrants, Toossi, reflects on the bittersweet timing, as the play's themes of identity and belonging resonate in a politically charged climate.
“I hate when we use the word family in theater, but I do make an exception for them,” Toossi tells me of that group. Funny, contemplative, and rather glamorous, she tells me that her cast is “just the most beautiful, generous, extraordinary group of artists that I’ve ever worked with.” Neshat says that after the curtain came down on their final performance off- Broadway , “we all sat in our dressing room and wept for hours. We were so connected to that play.
“I’m really enjoying it.” But make no mistake: There is nothing ponderous or overtly political about English. The show is much sweeter, funnier, and plainly more human than that, taking as its principal subject the mortifying ordeal of trying to make yourself understood in a foreign language. Toossi cannot bear the idea that “people would come see our play and pat themselves on the back” because of where it’s set. “I promise you, I’m not going to teach you anything,” she says.
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