The Afghan Women

The Afghan Women is a play by Emmy Award-winning playwright William Mastrosimone.[1][2][3] It was produced by the Passage Theatre Company and premiered in 2003 at the Mill Hill Playhouse in Trenton, New Jersey. The first dozen performances raised US$10,000 for Afghan orphans. In January 2004, Mastrosimone presented a reading of the play to actors in Kabul which is the capital of Afghanistan.

For the article regarding the women of Afghanistan, see Women in Afghanistan.

Plot summary

The play is set after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. The heroine is an Afghan woman who had fled her homeland during the Civil War, but now returns from the United States to found an orphanage. In the ensuing plot, a warlord fails as he attempts a coup. As he retreats, he tries to use the orphans as human shields, prompting the heroine to kill the warlord. She then inspires the warlord's vengeful son to find choices other than violence, a theme that is common throughout Afghanistan.

gollark: Nobody: next trip to Mars is in 22.03 years.
gollark: So what you're saying is, genetically engineer animals for high intelligence so they can do revolutions.
gollark: Women and men should have the same rights, but not the same rights as bees.
gollark: !quote 726356841176760340
gollark: Protection from the lizard people.

References
  1. Bicknell, Bob (June 15, 2004). "Afghanistan's Calling". CBS News. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  2. Genzlinger, Neil (October 5, 2003). "Helping Afghan Children Fuels His Dramatic Desires". The New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  3. https://www.seattlepi.com/ae/article/Concern-for-Afghan-orphans-prompts-new-1115330.php
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