A Night in the Emperor's Garden
A True Story of Hope and Resilience in Afghanistan
Author: Qais Akbar Omar and Stephen Landrigan
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Summary
A rare good news story from Afghanistan, Shakespeare in Kabul is an uplifting story of a group of Afghani men and women defying terrible odds to perform on stage for the first time since the overthrow of the Taliban
Description
In 2005, everything seemed possible in Afghanistan. The Taliban was gone. A new government had been elected. A cultural renaissance was energizing the country.
An actress visiting from Paris casually proposed to some Afghan actors in Kabul: Why not put on a play? The challenges were huge. It had been thirty years since men and women had appeared on stage together in Afghanistan. Was the country ready for it? Few Afghan actors had ever done theater. Did they even know how? They had performed only in films and television dramas.
Still, a company of actors gathered—among them a housewife, a policewoman, and a street kid turned film star. With no certainty of its outcome, they set out on a journey that would have life-changing consequences for all of them, and along the way lead to A Night in the Emperor’s Garden.
Critic Reviews
“"The story is alternately funny, poignant, and inspiring, providing a glimpse into another Afghanistan."”
--Jean MacKenzie
About the Author
Qais Akbar Omar is the author of "A Fort of Nine Towers," which has been published in over twenty languages, and has written for the "New York Times" and the "Atlantic." A graduate of the creative writing program at Boston University, he is currently a Scholars at Risk fellow at Harvard University. Stephen Landrigan is a playwright and former journalist for the "Washington Post" and BBC Radio. He lives in Massachusetts, where he tends a small orchard near Boston.
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