"The Voices of Afghanistan" was live-streamed on HowlRound TV on October 29th, 2021. Below are excerpts from the show, featuring just the Afghan characters.
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LA Writers Center and HowlRound TV
present
a live reading of
"The Voices of Afghanistan"
designed to amplify Afghan stories
We believe these stories need to be heard and we are now, more than ever,
prepared to listen.
We feel strongly that this project is necessary and inevitable due to the situation in Afghanistan. We put together a "verbatim theatre", project which is a type of documented theatre in which plays are constructed from the precise words spoken by the interviewees.
We interviewed Afghan Citizens, Afghan-American citizens, Afghan war veterans and Afghan artists about the situation in Afghanistan and how it has effected their lives and the lives of their loved ones.
We consider this a call to action, and we are eager to share these voices with you.
"The Voices of Afghanistan"
conceived and compiled by Che'Rae Adams
written by Che'Rae Adams, Jon Bastian, Jon Imparato, Brandon Jones, Angeline Larimer, Caitlin Mayernik, Abdul-Khaliq Murtadha, Jaymes Poling and Amy Raasch.
Produced by
Che'Rae Adams, Leena Alam, and Caitlin Mayernik
Afghan Advisors Include
Leena Alam, Shahab Zargari and Heela Naqshband
Actors include Leena Alam, Anna Khaja, Angeliki Giannakopoulos, Jon Imparato, Abdul-Khaliq Murtadha, Buck Hujabre, Mueen Jahan, Jaymes Poling,
and Donna Simone Johnson.
present
a live reading of
"The Voices of Afghanistan"
designed to amplify Afghan stories
We believe these stories need to be heard and we are now, more than ever,
prepared to listen.
We feel strongly that this project is necessary and inevitable due to the situation in Afghanistan. We put together a "verbatim theatre", project which is a type of documented theatre in which plays are constructed from the precise words spoken by the interviewees.
We interviewed Afghan Citizens, Afghan-American citizens, Afghan war veterans and Afghan artists about the situation in Afghanistan and how it has effected their lives and the lives of their loved ones.
We consider this a call to action, and we are eager to share these voices with you.
"The Voices of Afghanistan"
conceived and compiled by Che'Rae Adams
written by Che'Rae Adams, Jon Bastian, Jon Imparato, Brandon Jones, Angeline Larimer, Caitlin Mayernik, Abdul-Khaliq Murtadha, Jaymes Poling and Amy Raasch.
Produced by
Che'Rae Adams, Leena Alam, and Caitlin Mayernik
Afghan Advisors Include
Leena Alam, Shahab Zargari and Heela Naqshband
Actors include Leena Alam, Anna Khaja, Angeliki Giannakopoulos, Jon Imparato, Abdul-Khaliq Murtadha, Buck Hujabre, Mueen Jahan, Jaymes Poling,
and Donna Simone Johnson.
MEET THE "VOICES OF AFGHANISTAN" ACTORS:
Meet "The Voices of Afghanistan" Writers
"The Voices of Afghanistan" has been featured in both national and international publications (click below to learn more)
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