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? UNDER THE LAMPLIGHT-<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>English<\/a><\/span> by Sanaz Toossi follows the story about four individuals in Iran as they work on<\/span> learning English<\/span> after being separated from their families and facing travel restrictions in the country. The new language is symbolic of an entirely new identity and forging a new life for themselves, with Toossi examining the underlying power of language in shaping our identities. The Iranian-American writer also embeds the hypothesis that learning a second tongue acts as somewhat of a noose for the identities humans have from their native tongues. The play earned the <\/span>2023 Pulitzer Prize in Drama<\/a><\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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