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Neagheen Homaifar

Iran and the U.S. are at war. Something more wholesome is happening at the IRT
“English,” a play about making connections while learning the language in Iran, is running now through April 4.

Dan Grossman

3/26/26, 12:00 PM

Iran and the U.S. are at war. Something more wholesome is happening at the IRT “English,” a play about making connections while learning the language in Iran, is running now through April 4.

In the age of Duolingo, fluency is marketed as something that can be achieved online, with ten minutes of study a day, in a matter of months. But in “English,” running at Indiana Repertory Theatre through April 4, learning a new language doesn’t involve collecting “gems” or maintaining a streak.

The play’s setting is an English-only classroom in Karaj, Iran, where adult learners struggle to connect with a new language and each other.

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