Unlike casual language learners — say, in a high school French class, or on Duolingo — for the characters in Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer-winning “English,” language acquisition feels imperative. Set in ...

One of the great joys of attending theatre these days is seeing how the imperative to make the experience more inclusive and welcoming benefits all of us, no matter what our background is. How ...

Learning a second language can be the key to unlocking a new world. Alas, in “English,” Sanaz Toossi’s subtle new comedy in its West Coast premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, shedding your mother ...

A new FX sitcom handles the educational culture wars with a light touch. By James Poniewozik The culture war often doesn’t have a physical frontline; it’s fought in op-ed columns, through social-media ...

Absolutely nothing gets lost in the translation of Sanaz Toossi’s English as the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a group of Iranians longing for the West finally makes its Broadway debut, two years ...