Khardal

by Victor Lesniewski

Khardal traces the intersection of two disparate souls amid the Syrian Civil War: Asim, a coordinator trying to build a network of opposition factions, and Rana, a journalist trying to rediscover her culture and spirituality. Asim and Rana find themselves drawn closer and closer together as Asim's team traverses the country and the conflict advances from peaceful protests to revolution to utter chaos.

Khardal traces the intersection of two disparate souls amid the Syrian Civil War: Asim, a coordinator trying to build a network of opposition factions, and Rana, a journalist trying to rediscover her culture and spirituality. Asim and Rana find themselves drawn closer and closer together as Asim's team traverses the country and the conflict advances from peaceful protests to revolution to utter chaos.

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Khardal

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  • Kareem Fahmy: Khardal by Victor Lesniewski
    “

    KHARDAL is a brilliant and profound play about the origins of the Syrian Civil War. Tense, taut, dynamic, and deeply moving, it shows how the seeds of resistance can be corrupted.

    KHARDAL is a brilliant and profound play about the origins of the Syrian Civil War. Tense, taut, dynamic, and deeply moving, it shows how the seeds of resistance can be corrupted.

    ”
  • Eugene O'Neill Theater Center: Khardal by Victor Lesniewski
    “

    It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Victor Lesniewski and their play Khardal as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one finalist out of hundreds of submissions, the strength of this play’s writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process.

    It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Victor Lesniewski and their play Khardal as a finalist for our 2015 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one finalist out of hundreds of submissions, the strength of this play’s writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process.

    ”

Development History

  • Workshop, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2013

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