<DIV></P><P>"Tony Kushner&rsquo;s <I>Homebody/Kabul </I>is the most remarkable play in a decade . . . without a doubt the most important of our time."&mdash;John Heilpern, <I>New York Observer</I></P><P>"This compelling evening testifies that Mr. Kushner can still deliver his sterling brand of goods: a fusion of politics, poetry and boundless empathy transformed through language into passionate, juicy theater . . . a reminder of how essential and heartening Mr. Kushner&rsquo;s voice remains."&mdash;Ben Brantley, <I>New York Times</I></P><P>"<I>Homebody/Kabul </I>is a rich and intelligent piece."&mdash;Peter Brook</P><P>"Searing . . . Kushner&rsquo;s use of language and ideas continues to make us think about the deeper questions . . . he makes the political personal . . . a masterful conglomerate of words, ideas and history."&mdash;Mary Houlihan, <I>Chicago Sun Times</I></P><P>In <I>Homebody/Kabul</I>, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, author of <I>Angels in America</I>, has turned his penetrating gaze to the arena of global politics to create this suspenseful portrait of a dangerous collision between cultures. Written before 9-11, this play premiered in New York in December 2001 and has had subsequent highly successful productions in London, Providence, Seattle, Chicago and Los Angeles. This version incorporates all the playwright&rsquo;s changes over the past two years and is now the definitive version of the text.</P><P>Tony Kushner&rsquo;s plays include <I>A Bright Room Called Day </I>and <I>Slavs</I>!; as well as adaptations of Corneille&rsquo;s <I>The Illusion</I>, Ansky&rsquo;s <I>The Dybbuk</I>, Brecht&rsquo;s <I>The Good Person of Szecguan</I> and Goethe&rsquo;s <I>Stella</I>. Current projects include: <I>Henry Box Brown </I>or <I>The Mirror of Slavery</I>; and two musical plays: <I>St. Cecilia or The Power of Music </I>and <I>Caroline or Change</I>. He recently collaborated with Maurice Sendak on an American version of the children&rsquo;s opera, <I>Brundibar</I>. He grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and he lives in New York.</P></DIV>