Selling Kabul

by Sylvia Khoury
Originally produced at Williamstown Theatre Festival , Williamstown, MA
July 10 - 20, 2019

About the Premiere Production:

Synopsis: Taroon (Babak Tafti), a former interpreter for the US military, lives in hiding from the Taliban in his sister Afiya’s (Marjan Neshat) home in Kabul, Afghanistan. As Taroon restlessly awaits news from the hospital on the eve of his first child’s birth, his brother-in-law Jawid works to protect him from dangers lurking outside the apartment walls. In this world premiere drama directed by Tyne Rafaeli, Sylvia Khoury examines loyalty, empty promises, and what it means to be left behind.

Director: Tyne Rafaeli

Set Designer: Arnulfo Maldonado
Lighting Designer: Jen Schriever
Costume Designer: Dina El-Aziz
Sound Designer: Beth Lake

Cast: May Calamawy, Marjan Neshat, Babak Tafti

Additional funders: Sponsored by Hon. Susan Phillips Read, The Williams Inn

Pulitzer Prize, 2022 Finalist

Subsequent Productions:

Playwrights Horizons in NYC, NY March 27, 2020 - May 10, 2020
Northern Stage in White River Junction, VT October 11, 2023 - October 29, 2023
InterAct Theatre Company in Philadelphia, PA October 27, 2023 - November 19, 2023
Northlight Theatre in Skokie, IL January 25, 2024 - February 25, 2024
Premiere Stages at Kean University in Union, NJ September 7, 2023 - September 24, 2023
Ensemble Theatre Company in Santa Barbara, CA February 2, 2023 - February 19, 2023