The Facts
The Kite Runner
by Khaled HosseiniPerformed by
Sorab WadiaArian Moayed
Adaptation
Wynn HandmanDirection
Wynn HandmanRecommended Ages
14 and upHOW'S IT WORK?
All Stage Presentations include a 15 minute pre-show interactive discussion, a one hour performance, followed by a 15 minute post-show discussion, and a teacher resource guide. To get more information, or to begin the booking process, please fill out this form.
The Kite Runner / Khaled Hosseini
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Reading RoomFrom the first novel about contemporary Afghanistan to be written in English, this performance dramatically portrays the relationship of two boys - Amir, a privileged Pashtun and Hassan, a Hazara servant. Surprising events occur with the backdrop of 1970's Afghanistan in turmoil.
This Literature to Life award winner, adapted for the stage in 2004 features fifty minutes of verbatim performance from the first half of this best selling contemporary novel. The adaptation mirrors the original short story written by the author and utilizes original Afghani music as a backdrop for the performance. A favorite on the national educational circuit, The Kite Runner has played in communities from California to Massachusetts. Through the eyes of the young protagonist, Amir, the actor takes us on a heartbreaking journey of friendship and betrayal in a society of severe class division. We meet upwards of eight characters, each fully realized by this virtuosic performer. Surrounded by a pre and post show interactive discussion the audience will explore themes including redemption and class systems.
The Kite Runner © 2003 by Khaled Hosseini. Published by The Berkley Publishing Group and used by permission of the author.
Loading...IN THE NEWS: Company Member Arian Moayed on Broadway
Posted by Jennifer Barnette
Congratulations to Arian Moayed on a smashing review in the New York Times!
READ MOREIN THE NEWS: Khaled Hosseini Speaks with Evansville Courier & Press on The Kite Runner
Posted by Elizabeth Stone
Tonight, 2005 Literature to Life Award recipient Khaled Hosseini will speak in Evansville, IN as part of the University of Evansville International Speaker Series and the Evansville Celebration of Diversity Lecture Series. In this preview article for the event with the Evansville Courier & Press, Khaled discusses American/Muslim relations, his philanthropic Khaled Hosseini Foundation, and the impact that his novel, The Kite Runner, has had in America thus far.
READ MOREThe Kite Runner SPECIAL PROMOTION - APRIL 2010
Posted by Rob Bradshaw
Please join us in celebrating National Kite Flying Month and Afghan-American History Month with our Literature to Life production of The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini. Call today to take advantage this special offer during the month of April.
Available performance dates are limited and scheduled on a first come - first serve basis. Click the book cover to see full details of promotion.
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The Kite Runner Stage Adaptation Brings “Literature to Life”
Posted by Jennifer Barnette
“The Kite Runner”—Khaled Hosseini’s story about betrayal and redemption set against the backdrop of Afghanistan—has been a best-selling novel and a film. On Tuesday and Friday, The American Place Theatre in New York will bring the story to Flint as a one-man stage show.
READ MORE‘The Kite Runner’ Movie is Delayed to Protect Child Stars
Posted by Jennifer Barnette
The studio distributing “The Kite Runner,” a tale of childhood betrayal, sexual predation and ethnic tension in Afghanistan, is delaying the film’s release to get its three schoolboy stars out of Kabul — perhaps permanently — in response to fears that they could be attacked for their enactment of a culturally inflammatory rape scene.
READ MORECitywide Reads 2006 Chooses 9/11 Novel
Posted by Jennifer BarnetteSanta Monica’s Citywide Reads 2006 book will be young American novelist Jonathan Safran Foer’s most recent book, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, which focuses on the 9/11 attacks as seen through the eyes of a nine year-old. Citywide Reads 2006 will run from April 3 to May 6. In addition to the usual round of book discussions, it will feature programs on the future of fiction and the United States post-9/11, and a staged verbatim adaptation of the novel by the American Place Theatre is being planned.
READ MOREKite Runner Catches the Wind
Posted by Jennifer BarnetteIt’s a long way from Kabul, Afghanistan, to The Venetian, one of those cavernous party houses with crystal chandeliers and sweeping staircases where brides and bar mitzvah boys make their grand entrances. But Khaled Hosseini made the journey last week, along with about 800 suburbanites who paid $55 to eat boneless breast of chicken and broiled salmon and listen to this most unlikely of literary stars.
READ MOREAudience Response
"Most importantly, I was able to see the similarities between my thoughts and dreams and those of Afghan children. Even though we are separated by thousands of miles, we still have a duty to work together for peace."Bridget Greene,
High School Student
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