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  LA Writers Center

"The Voices of Afghanistan"

Click play below to see excerpts from the original live-stream on HowlRound TV on October 29th, 2021. 
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.

MEET THE "VOICES OF AFGHANISTAN" ACTORS:

Abdul-Khaliq Murtadha
Anna Khaja
Angeliki Giannakopoulos
Buck Hujabre
Donna Simone Johnson
Jaymes Poling
Jon Imparato
Leena Alam
Mueen Jahan

Meet "The Voices of Afghanistan" Writers

ABDUL-KHALIQ MURTADHA
Amy Raasch
ANGELINE R LARIMER
Brandon Jones
Caitlin Mayernik
Che'Rae Adams
Jaymes Poling
Jon Bastian
Jon Imparato

"The Voices of Afghanistan" has been featured in publications with NoHo Arts District, BroadwayWorld, and The Khaana Press.
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      • HOW YOU CAN HELP ARTISTS ​IN HIDING IN AFGHANISTAN
    • Home: Asian Voices Reading Series >
      • Yuri and Malcolm X by Tim Toyama
      • YLO by Dru Park
      • Them's Ponies! by Rebekah Chang
    • Breathe: BIPOC Reading Series >
      • "Strange Fruit" by Jon Bastian
      • "Villains" by Marquis Ewing
      • "Chasing the Wolf" by Nathan Singer
    • New Alignments Reading Series and Library >
      • Reading Series History
  • Classes
    • Writing A TV Pilot with Mark B. Perry
    • Advanced Writing Workshop
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