Selling Kabul

                                                               Raz Ayer & Awesta Zarif

InterAct Theatre Company is producing the regional premiere of Selling Kabul  by Sylvia Khoury through November 19, 2023, in the Proscenium Theatre at the Drake, 302 S. Hicks. Street. This 95-minute drama is perhaps purposely slow-paced. It dramatically reveals the pressures placed upon all of the characters    Afiya, portrayed  by Awesta Zarif,  has her nerves on edge any time her brother, Taroon, portrayed by Raz Ayar, speaks above a whisper or appears near a window. She has been hiding him for months while he awaits a promised visa from the U.S. for help in translating. When he receives news that his wife has just had a baby the situation becomes even more fraught as he is determined to leave and see his wife and newborn son. A neighbor’s visit  (Leyla- portrayed by Lois Abdelmalek) only complicates matters. Tensions are high throughout this piece and  the audience is a bit traumatized as the play reaches its conclusion. Selling Kabul is extremely powerful and while not for the faint of heart, it demands to be seen by a wide audience. For more information or tickets, visit www.InterAct.org.