The outpouring and incredible support of The Kite Runner on Broadway has sparked a conversation about Afghan culture that pulls away from what many consider the country to encompass. I am excited to have been a part of this production that is unlike anything Broadway has seen before.
Read MoreMy Broadway debut with the production of The Kite Runner
So this summer I made my Broadway debut with the stage production of The Kite Runner. As a Cultural Advisor and Script Consultant, the Kite Runner Broadway speaks to me on a personal level. My family immigrated to the U.S. from Afghanistan after the Russian invasion in 1979. Like Baba in the Kite Runner, my parents lost everything – wealth, status, family, friends – when they became nameless refugees in Northern California. Like Amir, the protagonist, I learned to straddle two cultures and balance the tightrope of cultural expectations between my family’s Afghan values and the lure of living an ‘American’ life.
Read MoreThe KITE RUNNER is coming to Broadway!
The KITE RUNNER is coming to Broadway and I need your help getting the word out to the Afghan community so we can consider New York-based Afghan stage actors for the role.
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