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.
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