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The Kite Runner
May 3-4, 2024
PROGRAM

CAST

(in order of appearance)

Tabla Artist
SALAR NADER

Amir
RAMZI KHALAF  

Rahim Khan/Dr. Schenider/Omar Faisal
JONATHAN SHABOO

Hassan/Sohrab
SHAHZEB ZAHID HUSSAIN

Ali/Farid
HASSAN NAZARI-ROBATI  

Baba
HAYTHEM NOOR 

Assef
WILEY NAMAN STRASSER 

Wali/Doctor
DANISH FAROOQUI

Kamal/Zaman
JADE ZIANE 

Ensemble/Pomegranate Lady/Andrews
SOPHIE ZMORROD 

Ensemble/Merchant/Russian Soldier
KEVIN STEVENS 

General Taheri
JAMES RANA

Soraya
AWESTA ZARIF  

 

UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a
specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance.

For Amir—JADE ZIANE, RAJI AHSAN; for Rahim Khan/Dr. Schneider/Omar Faisal—JADE ZIANE, FAWAD SIDDIQUI; for Hassan/Sohrab—DANISH FAROOQUI; for Ali/Farid—FAWAD SIDDIQUI; for Baba—FAWAD SIDDIQUI, HASSAN NAZARI-ROBATI; for Assef—KEVIN STEVENS, RAJI AHSAN; for Wali/Doctor—KEVIN STEVENS, RAJI AHSAN; for Kamal/Zaman—KEVIN STEVENS, RAJI AHSAN; for Ensemble/Pomegranate Lady—AWESTA ZARIF; for Andrews—HAYTHEM NOOR; for Ensemble/Merchant/Russian Soldier—RAJI AHSAN, FAWAD SIDDIQUI; for General Taheri—FAWAD SIDDIQUI; for Soraya—SOPHIE ZMORROD. 

Live vocals provided by the Company. 

SETTING 
The action takes place between 1973 and 2001 in Afghanistan and San Francisco. 

For up-to-date information on the company and any cast changes, click here.

The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.  Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones, beepers and watches

ADDITIONAL CREDITS

Associate Scenic Designer
Chen-Wei Liao

Associate Costume Designer
Christopher Vergara

Associate Lighting Designer
Karen Spahn

Associate Sound Designer
Hidenori Nakajo

Associate Projection Designer 
Elaine J. McCarthy

UK Associate Costume Designer
Elizabeth Dennis

WHO'S WHO IN PRODUCTION
MATTHEW SPANGLER
Playwright
GILES CROFT
Director
KHALED HOSSEINI
Original Book Author
BARNEY GEORGE
Scenic & Costume Designer
CHARLES BALFOUR
Lighting Designer
DREW BAUMOHL
Sound Designer
WILLIAM SIMPSON
Projection Designer
JONATHAN GIRLING
Composer & Musical Supervisor
KITTY WINTER
Movement Director
Wojcik Casting TEAM
Casting
AURORA PRODUCTIONS
Production Management
JOHN N. FORTUNATO
Production Stage Manager
GILES T. HORNE
Stage Manager
HUMAIRA GHILZAI
Cultural Advisor and Dialect Coach
DAMIAN SANDYS
Associate Director
CHEN-WEI LIAO
U.S. Associate Scenic Designer
CHRISTOPHER VERGARA
U.S. Associate Costume Designer
KAREN SPAHN
U.S. Associate Lighting Designer
HIDENORI NAKAJO
U.S. Associate Sound Designer
ELAINE J. McCARTHY
U.S. Associate Projection Designer
THOMAS SCHALL
U.S. Fight Consultant
ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING
Tour Marketing & Press
DR THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT
General Management
DARYL ROTH
Executive Producer
VICTORIA LANG
Producer
RYAN BOGNER
Producer
TRACEY STROOCK McFARLAND
Producer, Tour Direction
BROADWAY & BEYOND THEATRICALS
Producer
JAYNE BARON SHERMAN
Producer
HUNTER ARNOLD
Producer
KAYLA GREENSPAN
Producer
FRANKLIN THEATRICAL GROUP
Co-Producer
JODI KAPLAN
Co-Producer
KATE CANNOVA/JAMIE JOEYEN- WALDORF/SAMANTHA SQUERI
Co-Producer
JON MESSNER
Co-Producer
DOMINICK LaRUFFA JR & CO./ BATCHELDER GLEBERMAN PRODUCTIONS
Co-Producer
P3 PRODUCTIONS
Co-Producer
MICHAEL SEIDEN/KIM VASQUEZ
Co- Producers
LOUISE GUND
Co-Producer
JEREMY HANDELMAN
Co-Producer
ROGERS & GANNS PRODUCTIONS
Co- Producer
DAVID BRYANT
Co-Producer
CATHY DANTCHIK
Co-Producer
FLASHNER/MICHAELY
Co-Producer
FULL OUT CREATIVE
Co-Producer
WENDY GILLESPIE
Co-Producer
KEN & RANDE GREINER
Co-Producer
DANIEL MARRACINO
Co-Producer
RED TAIL ENTERTAINMENT
Co-Producer
MARCY SYMS
Co-Producer
DAVID ZEVIN
Co-Producer
MARTIN DODD, UK PRODUCTIONS, LTD.
U.K. Producer
FLYING ENTERTAINMENT LTD./ KILIMANJARO GROUP LTD.
U.K. Producer
NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE
Originating Producer
LIVERPOOL EVERYMAN & PLAYHOUSE
Originating Producer
GAURI MANGALA
Associate Producer
STAFF FOR THE KITE RUNNER

GENERAL MANAGEMENT
DR THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT
Grant A. Rice Megan Dettmer Adam Hess
Emily Currie Kyle Provost 
Bob Brinkerhoff Erika K. Foley Anna Jensen

COMPANY MANAGER
Bob Brinkerhoff 
Assistant Company Manager
Erika K. Foley

TOUR MARKETING & PRESS
ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING 
Andrew Damer
Jennifer Gallagher Scott Praefke
Jessica Cary Davis Adina Hsu Amenkha Sembenu
Jessica Steans-Gail Emily Toppen Anne Waisanen

CASTING
WOJCIK CASTING TEAM 
Scott Wojcik Fiona McIntyre Sucher

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
AURORA PRODUCTONS
Ben Heller Liza Luxenberg
Kyle Schuller Nic Forero Jack Rhea
Delaney Teehan Cori Gardner

PRODUCTION COUNSEL 
HERZOG + SHEFFIELD, P.C. 
Jonathan Herzog, Esq. Nathan Sheffield, Esq.

Production Stage Manager
John N. Fortunato

Stage Manager
Giles T. Horne

Associate Director
Damian Sandys 

Associate Scenic Designer
Chen-Wei Liao

Associate Costume Designer
Christopher Vergara

Associate Lighting Designer
Karen Spahn

Associate Sound Designer
Hidenori Nakajo

Associate Projection Designer
Elaine J. McCarthy 

Assistant Projection Designer
Ridley Walker 

UK Associate Costume Designer
Elizabeth Dennis 

Lighting Programmer
Grant Yeager 

Production/Head Carpenter
George Munz 

Assistant Carpenter
Ryan Kopycienski

Production Electrician
Eric Norris, Joe Pye

Head Electrician
Javier Calderon

Assistant Electrician
Taylor Ellsworth

Production Sound
Kevin Sweetser

Head Sound
Marion Ayers

Assistant Sound
Iris Zacarias

Production Prop Supervisor
Matthew Frew

Head Props
Paul Wilson

Production Video Engineer
Matthew Hrinko

Video Engineer & Programmer
Cheyenne Doczi

Head Wardrobe
Ali Lane

Hair/Makeup Production Supervisor
Brian Strumwasser

US Fight Consultant
Thomas Schall

Russian Language Coach
Yana Lysenko

Physical Therapy
NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc.

Production Assistant
Perseis J. Grant

Production Photography
Bekah Lynn Photography

US Immigration Attorney
Krantz & Krantz, LLP.
Samuel Krantz, Esq

Accounting/Comptroller
WithumSmith+Brown
Robert Fried, CPA, Karen Kowgios, CPA,
Anthony W. Moore, CPA, Scott Bartolf, CPA

Banking
City National Bank/Roberto Larrinaga-Yocom

Payroll
Cast and Crew Live Entertainment

Bookkeeping
DR Theatrical/Emily Currie

Insurance
Owens Group Limited, Inc./Joanne Simione

Social Media and Influencer Marketing
Siren Digital
Brookelynn Mason, Josh Orme

Merchandising Araca Merchandise

Literary Manager to Daryl Roth
Megan Smith

Assistant to Daryl Roth
Patton Linder

BROADWAY & BEYOND THEATRICALS STAFF 
Founder, Co-President of Content
Victoria Lang

Founder, President of Booking
Tracey McFarland

Founder, Co-President of Content
Ryan Bogner

Director of Booking
Jaymi Gilmour

Manager of Booking, Operations
Kelsey Young

Manager of Booking, Sales
Megan Savage

Associate Producer
Gauri Mangala

Contract Administrator
Monica Smith

Producing Assistant
Mary Alex Daniels

UK PRODUCTIONS LTD STAFF 
Managing Director/Producer
Martin Dodd 

Artistic Producer & General Manager
Damian Sandys 

Production Director
Andy Batty 

Head of Wardrobe
Elizabeth Dennis 

Finance Director
Sandra Dodd 

Executive Pantomime Director
Anthony Williams 

Assistant General Manager
Cameron Potts 

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CREDITS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Lighting equipment from Christie Lites; Sound equipment from PRG Sound, Projection and video equipment from 4Wall Entertainment; Costumes built by UK Productions Ltd; Scenery fabricated by UK Productions, Ltd.; Additional scenery fabricated and painted by Proof Productions; Trucking by Clark Transfer. 

This production was rehearsed at
Manhattan Theatre Club’s Creative Center.   

SPECIAL THANKS
Andy Batt, Katharine H.V. Rice, UK Productions Ltd.

MUSIC CREDITS 
“Zim Zim Zim” performed by the Afghan Ensemble, ARC Music Productions, written by Nainaz Fazel, Ahmad Zekrya, [ARC writer Mohammed Ali Derakshni], published by Arc Music Productions International; “Abracadabra” written by Steve Miller, performed by Steve Miller Band; UMG (on behalf of EMI); Abramus Digital, ARESA, LatinAutor-PeerMusic, Global Music Rights LLC, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA-UBEM, CMRRA, MINT_BMG, LatinAutorPerf, Reservoir Media (Publishing), Audiam (Publishing), and 15 Music Rights Societies; “Celebration” written by Robert Bell, performed by Kool & the Gang © 1988 The Island Def Jam Music Group EMI, Universal International Music B.V. UMG, WMG (on behalf of Body By Jake); LatinAutor, Warner Chappell, LatinAutorPerf, SOLAR Music Rights Management, SODRAC,S.B.A.Music Publishing LTD, LatinAutor-Warner Chappell, BMI-Broadcast Music Inc., AMRA, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA-UBEM, LatinAutor-SonyATV, CMRRA, ASCAP, and 12 Music Rights Societies; “Ahesta Boro” written and performed by Haidar Saleem, recorded by Amir Roashan. Licensed Wedding Song from Salar Nader. Song name and credit: Babas Attan. “Rubab” performed by Mohammad Nader.

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SUPPORTED BY

NJ Arts Council