GOD = FATHER9PM on Tues 11 Dec 2012 at Prithvi Theatre
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Written By Anvay D. Ashtivkar
Directed By Anvay D. Ashtivkar
Produced by Curious 20s
Language: Marathi
From: Bombay
Duration: 75 minutes
Synopsis
God=Father explores the rejection of the
supernatural by a young boy. Perpetually compared to his father, a
young boy decides to take his friends on a journey into his past to highlight
the parental and religious pressures that have hounded him through his life.
Will he find moral comfort in the tangible humanity of his father, or the
spiritual supremacy of god?
Director’s Note
God=Father, my first
step towards writing & direction, began with complexities & confusion
and, now that it has reached its first stage, it all seems magical and a bit
scary too. We all are excited about performing and exploring ourselves &
new avenues of theatre. Expectations are mounting and we are ready to shoulder
them with complete zeal….waiting to perform the newest but the harshest
equation to deal with - God=Father!
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9PM on Wed 12 Dec 2012 at Prithvi Theatre
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Written By Israel Horovitz
Directed By Neel Sengupta, Gautam Arora
Produced By The Players
Language: Hindi & English
From: Delhi
Duration: 60 minutes
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Written By Israel Horovitz
Directed By Neel Sengupta, Gautam Arora
Produced By The Players
Language: Hindi & English
From: Delhi
Duration: 60 minutes
Synopsis
The struggle to the top is more than
familiar. Is the ‘top’ real? Does the struggle end? What are you willing to do
to get to the front? Five people queue up in a line: waiting
for what or who is never made clear. Nevertheless, each of them is determined
to get to the front. Using all kinds of stratagem to get ahead – some honest,
some plain clever and some rather dubious – this static race to the top becomes
a bleak metaphor of the times in which we live and the games we play with
others and ourselves as we totter on the brink of chaos.
Director’s Note
Our adaptation is designed to anchor
Israel Horovitz’s parable-like narrative through a resonance of environments
both local and familiar, without losing his commitment to weaving a general
fable that is true of all time. And yes, in all this, we have sought to stay
true to the fast-paced comic energy of the original.
BEING
SARTAK MAJUMDAR
9PM on Thurs, 13 Dec, 2012 at Prithvi TheatreBOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW
Written By Karan.B.Shetty
Directed By Karan.B.Shetty
Produced By The Mannequins Bangalore
Language: English
From: Bombay
Duration: 75 minutes
Synopsis
Meet Sartak Majumdar, as he battles with
the voices in his head, his stern belief that he is the lead in a show, and
childhood memories of family and televisions. Who is he? And why does he keep
finding himself having to eat pills?
Director’s Note
The play ‘Being Sartak Majumdar’ was
initially a 5-minute monologue, which then became a 20-minute skit for a
platform performance and later found itself onstage as a full-length play. The
countless inspirations and hassles encountered, while we ourselves were trying
to figure out Sartak’s dilemma, can be credited for the play. We hope you enjoy
watching the play as much as we enjoyed making it.
APRADHI
SUGANDH
9PM on Fri, 14 Dec 2012 at Prithvi TheatreBOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW
Written By Kiran Yadnyopavit
Directed By Nipun Dharmadhikari
Produced By Natak Company
Language: Marathi
From: Pune
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Synopsis
Relying on dark humour, the two
narrators of 'Apradhi Sugandh', Aaburao and Baburao, explore the meaning of
truth through a convoluted series of events in Pune.
Director’s Note
Watching a movie like 'Rang De Basanti'
or 'A Wednesday' inspires us as an audience. We enjoy watching the scene in
'Singham' where a Minister's butt is kicked...literally! Why do we enjoy such
far-fetched concepts? I feel it is because it is everyone's fantasy to do that
to politicians and terrorists - shoot them dead, blow them up, kick them! It is
common knowledge that corruption is now an inherent part of our system – so
much so that the various scams seem to be mere numbers for us - 68 lakh, 300
crores, 2 lakh crores....but can the value of corrupted truth / information be
estimated? Who can we really trust today?
NAAV
6PM and 9PM on Sat, 15th December, 2012 at Prithvi TheatreBOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW
Written By Bhushan Bhimrao Patil
Directed By Abhijeet Ramkrishna Dhere
Produced By Samanvay
Language: Marathi
From: Pune
Duration: 75 minutes
Synopsis
His duty as an educator, or his status
in society? The choice is not an easy one for the protagonist, a schoolteacher.
Naav deals, more than anything, with a sense of identity. Does a name determine
your rights? Does society dictate the morality of your decisions? Naav speaks
of it all.
Director’s Note
This play has been inspired from the
poem, “Tumchach Naav Liwa”, by the well known poet, Late Mr. Narayan Surve. The
characters, events and plot have been created by the writer himself with only
the theme of the play being similar to the poem.
