Tony nominee Marjan Neshat of the play “English” spoke about her 2025 Theatre World Award win.
“English” won the Pulitzer Prize for playwright Sanaz Toosi for “Drama,” unfolds in an Iranian classroom, where adult English learners practice for their TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) proficiency exam.
As they leapfrog through a linguistic playground, their wildly different dreams, frustrations, and secrets come to light.
Marjan Neshat: A 2025 Theatre World Award winner
“Winning the Theatre World Award was so special,” Neshat admitted. “I couldn’t believe it.”
“When I looked at the names that had won the Theatre World Award in the past, I was texting my husband and I was blown away,” she noted. “Previous winners have included Marlon Brandon and Meryl Streep, wow!”
The Theatre World Awards are the oldest awards given for Outstanding Broadway and Off-Broadway breakthrough performances.
The Theatre World Awards are presented annually at the end of the theatre season to six actors and six actresses for their significant, reviewable, debut performances in a Broadway or Off-Broadway production.
Neshat on working with Arienne Mandi in ‘The Night Agent’
Neshat had great words about Arienne Mandi, whom she worked with in “The Night Agent” on Netflix. “Working with Arienne Mandi was great; she is such a hard worker, and she is so rigorous. She is so wonderful and she brought so much. I just loved working with her,” Neshat said.
Tony nomination
This weekend, Neshat is up for a Tony Award for “Best Featured Actress in a Play.” “The Tony nomination felt amazing and surreal,” Neshat acknowledged.
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Read More: “English” on Broadway review.
