A STORY OF BETRAYAL AND REDEMPTION
March 9 – 31, 2013
Adapted by Matthew Spangler
Based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini
Co-production with Theatre Calgary
Directed by Eric Rose
An epic drama based on the celebrated novel and Oscar-winning film, The Kite Runner is the story of a friendship between two Afghan boys from different worlds and one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption
Canadian Premiere
APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME: 2 hours 45 minutes, including a 15 minute intermission
GLOBE AND MAIL REVIEW
CALGARY HERALD REVIEW
EDMONTON JOURNAL PREVIEW
HICKSBIZ REVIEW
BILL RANKIN REVIEW
THE CAST
ANOUSHA ALAMIAN
Amir
ABRAHAM ASTO
Wali
DALAL BADR
Soraya
POORIA FARD
Kamal
OMAR ALEX KHAN
Rahim Khan
GERRY MENDICINO
General Taheri
ALI MOMEN
Assef, Dance Captain
SALAR NADER
Musician
PARNELLI PARNES
Ali, Fight Captain
MICHAEL PENG
Baba
CONOR WYLIE
Young Amir
BAHAREH YARAGHI
Mrs. Nguyen, Vocalist
NORMAN YEUNG
Hassan
THE CREATIVE TEAM
ERIC ROSE
Director
KEREM ÇETINEL
Set & Lighting Design
GILLIAN GALLOW
Costume Design
MATTHEW WADDELL
Sound Design
SALAR NADER
Original Music,
Cultural Consultant
NATASHA MARTINA
Assistant Director,
Movement Coach
HAYSAM KADRI
Fight Director
JANE MACFARLANE
Voice Coach
JENNIFER SWAN
Stage Manager
EMMA BRAGER
Assistant Stage Manager
“Spangler’s adaptation is so faithful to… Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling novel that it’s hard to imagine that fans of “The Kite Runner” will be disappointed…” – San Fransisco Chronicle
Our congratulations go out to Eric Rose for winning a prestigious Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award earlier this month.
Eric Rose currently is the co-artistic director of Ghost River Theatre in Calgary, and is the director of The Kite Runner.