THE KITE RUNNER Returns to San Jose in April

The Kite Runner plays for 7 performances, April 3-7. Tickets start at $65.00 and can be purchased at hammertheatre.com.
 
"It's incredible to see the stage play of The Kite Runner return to the very building and city that launched it over fifteen years ago,” says playwright Matthew Spangler, “when the San José Repertory Theatre did the first regional theatre production in 2009, two years after San José State University produced it in 2007. So now, after runs on Broadway, in London’s West End, the Dubai Opera House, and at many theatres around the world, it’s amazing for me and those in The Kite Runner extended family, who have nurtured this play over the years, to see it, finally, two decades later, returning home."

The powerful stage production of The Kite Runner tells a haunting tale of friendship  spanning cultures and continents, following one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption. Afghanistan is a divided country, and two childhood friends are about to be torn apart. It’s a beautiful afternoon in Kabul and the skies are full of the excitement and joy of a kite flying tournament. But neither of the boys can foresee the incident which will change their lives forever. Told across two decades and two continents, The Kite Runner is an unforgettable journey of forgiveness, and shows us all that we can be good again. 

Originally published in 2003, Hosseini’s The Kite Runner became a bestseller across the globe and has since been published in 70 countries, selling 31.5 million copies in 60 languages. Now this powerful story has been adapted into a stunning stage production.
 
The Kite Runner originally premiered at the San Jose Repertory Theater in 2009. In 2013, Nottingham Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse staged a new production in the UK. In 2017, The Kite Runner returned to the stage in London’s West End for two critically-lauded, limited engagements at Wyndham’s Theatre and the Playhouse Theatre. The much-anticipated Broadway production played a strictly limited run at the Hayes Theater in the summer of 2022.