Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Kevin Spacey skips award shows to help aspiring Arab actors

In this Jan. 25, 2015 photo made available by Emirates News Agency, WAM, Sheik Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, right, meets with by Kevin Spacey in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Kevin Spacey skipped the SAG awards to watch 34 young aspiring actors from across the Arab world perform a play as part of his foundation’s Home Grown initiative supporting local talent. After two weeks of intensive training, the actors performed a play set in a fictional refugee camp where issues of poverty, corruption, love and hope were acted out on a theater before an intimate gathering that included Al Qasimi. The cast, all 25 years-old or younger, hail from war-torn Syria, Egypt, Yemen, Lebanon and across the Arab world, and for many it was the first time they had ever left their home countries or been given support to hone their craft. (AP Photo/WAM) SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kevin Spacey skipped the Screen Actors Guild awards, which handed him a win for his wildly popular role on "House of Cards", to watch 34 young actors from across the Arab world perform a play as part of his foundation's Home Grown initiative supporting local talent.








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