{"id":613681,"date":"2026-02-24T21:57:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/613681\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T21:57:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:57:19","slug":"alley-theatres-english-explores-identity-belonging-and-the-weight-of-learning-a-new-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/613681\/","title":{"rendered":"Alley Theatre\u2019s \u2018English\u2019 explores identity, belonging, and the weight of learning a new language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> \u2013 What happens when language is the one thing standing between you and the life you want? That\u2019s the heart of \u2018English,\u2019 now on stage at the Alley Theatre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">It\u2019s funny, it\u2019s heartfelt, and it\u2019s incredibly timely\u2026not to mention it\u2019s a Pulitzer Prize winner. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The play takes us inside an english-language classroom in Iran, where adults prepare for the TOEFL exam. Grammar lessons turn into life lessons, while the cast brings all the humor and humanity to this award-winning story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The timeless play resonates with anyone who has ever felt caught between cultures or languages, featuring a story about aspiration, vulnerability, and connection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Performances run through March 8th, and you can find tickets and at <a rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alleytheatre.org\/plays\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.alleytheatre.org\/plays\/english\/\">alleytheatre.org\/English<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Watch as Lauren Kelly gets a behind the scenes look at the production with cast members Jamie Rezanour, (\u201cMarjan \u201c) and Shadee Vossoughi, (\u201cElham.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 What happens when language is the one thing standing between you and the life you want?&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":613682,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5130],"tags":[69217,25377,2882,6211,4345,3466,5039,166205,4370,358,3187],"class_list":["post-613681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-alley-theatre","tag-cast","tag-drama","tag-english","tag-houston","tag-language","tag-play","tag-pulitzer-prize","tag-show","tag-texas","tag-tx"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116127848644240262","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/613682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=613681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}