Showing posts with label Shahhrzad Mazaheri. Show all posts
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Friday, July 26, 2024

"English" at the Guthrie Theater, a Co-Production with the Goodman Theatre

Now is your chance to see the 2023 Pulitzer Prize winner for drama - English by Iranian American playwright Sanaz Toossi. The Guthrie/Goodman co-pro played at the Chicago theater in May, and has now transferred to the Guthrie for a month or so. I didn't know it was a Pulitzer Prize winner when I saw it, but I wasn't surprised to learn it. It's such a beautiful play, that's about language but also so much more - identity, migration, finding your voice. And it's as funny as it is poignant and heart-breaking. The five characters - four students and their teacher in an English language class in Iran - are so specific and relatable and human, it's a pleasure to spend 93 minutes with them. Don't miss your chance to see this gem at the Guthrie Theater, now through August 18.