'What would an Afghan see when they're sitting here? You know, if the turban is wrong, the accent is wrong, and somebody's body language doesn't match that part of the world.
'When I sit in that theater, I'm looking at every aspect of it with my Afghan eyes,' Ghilzai explains. Ghilzai works with all elements of the production – writing, directing, acting, design – to ensure that it's authentic. So, I was best friends with Khaled's sister.' And on the weekends, there were probably around 10 or 12 new immigrant families that would get together at somebody's house. 'We settled in San Jose in 1980 at the exact same time as when Khaled's family had come. after the Russian occupation,' says Ghilzai. I have to get spanning 26 years prepared.'Īnd one of the ways Arison prepared was by working with cultural consultant Humaira Ghilzai. I have to get playing a 12-year-old prepared.
'This is the Mount Kilimanjaro of acting roles that I've ever seen in my career,' says Amir Arison, the actor who plays Amir on Broadway. Theater 150 Years Of Afghan History In One Theater Marathon
