SELLING KABUL

Regional Premiere

by Sylvia Khoury directed by Jude Sandy

October 27th- November 19th

Run Time: 90 minutes

Taroon, a former interpreter for the U.S. military, is hiding from the Taliban in his sister's apartment while he awaits the arrival of a promised American visa. But on the eve of his son's birth, he is determined to visit his wife and newborn child, putting his entire family in grave and immediate danger.

SELLING KABUL Company

Cast

Raz Ayer*- TAROON

Awesta Zarif*- AFIYA

Lois Abdelmalek*- LEYLA

Ahsan Ali*- JAWID

*denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association

Production Team

Jude Sandy - Director

Hunter Smith - Stage Manager

Humaira Ghilzai - Cultural Consultant & Dramaturg

Dirk Durossette - Scenic Designer

LeVonne Lindsay - Costume Designer

TalkBacks at InterAct

Speaker Saturdays

Following our Saturday 2pm non-preview matinees, join Literary Manager Charlotte Martin with an expert speaker in a moderated conversation digging into the themes of Selling Kabul.

SATURDAY November 4 -Raz Ayer, Taroon in SELLING KABUL

SATURDAY November 11 -Awesta Zarif, Afiya in SELLING KABUL

SATURDAY November 18 -Jude Sandy, director of SELLING KABUL

Speaker Sundays

Following our Sunday 2pm non-preview matinees, join Producing Artistic Director Seth Rozin with an expert speaker in a moderated conversation digging into the themes of Selling Kabul.

SUNDAY November 5 -Ahmad Q. Munhazim (They/Them) Associate Professor of Global Studies, Thomas Jefferson University. Interdisciplinary scholar, de/colonial ethnographer, and artist. Current research is a de-colonial ethnographic study of Muslim diaspora in the US where they study the impact of the War on Terror on Muslim masculinities and the everyday politics of queer and trans Muslims.

SUNDAY November 12 -Lo Abdelmalek, Leyla in SELLING KABUL

SUNDAY November 19 -Wazhmah Osman is a filmmaker and assistant professor in the Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University. She is the codirector of the critically acclaimed documentary Postcards from Tora Bora and the coauthor of Afghanistan: A Very Short Introduction.

Audience Discussions

Discussions occur after every Wednesday and Thursday non- preview 7pm performance. Facilitated by a Seth Rozin.

Wednesday, November 8

Thursday, November 9

Wednesday, November 15

Thursday, November 16

Please note InterAct’s COVID Policies: We are currently mask optional, but offer COVID safety performances on select dates. Click here for more about COVID safety nights!