Season 31
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September 11 - October 4, 2026 | Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, CA

Bombay Talkies 2

Our Fall Musical

Playwright: Sujit Saraf
Director: Sujit Saraf
Producer: Soumya Agastya
Music Director: Nachiketa Yakkundi
Language: Hindi, with supertitles in English
In this sequel to Bombay Talkies, our 2023 musical, Raghu the clapper boy continues his waltz through the Hindi film industry of the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s, assisting in shoots and song sequences, serving as chauffeur, gateman, teaboy and confidante, and secretly shaping the careers of Lata, Kishore, Rajesh, Amitabh, Aamir, Shah Rukh and others. Punctuated by well-known film songs and lesser-known tidbits, Bombay Talkies 2 is a romp through the Hindi film industry, capturing its glitz, glamour and insouciance, its soul-stirring music, and its complete detachment from the world that sustains it. The play will be performed with live music and dance.

Did you miss Bombay Talkies in 2023? You can watch it here, but Bombay Talkies 2 is designed as a stand-alone play that does not assume familiarity with the previous one.
Audition Info
November 13 - November 29, 2026 | Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, CA

Act Four

How to live and die in Silicon Valley

Playwright: Sujit Saraf
Director: Pratiksha Rao
Producer: Saket Karve
Language: English
In this satire set in San Jose, three Bay Area women decide to retire on their own terms after having spent the first three acts of their lives exactly as their families demanded of them. In fashioning their 'Act Four' outside the world of husbands, children and grandchildren, they give new meaning to the Hindu concept of Sanyas.
January 30 - February 21, 2027 | Starbright Theater, Campbell, CA

Dance Like A Man

a man’s world, a woman’s art, their Shared sacrifice

Playwright: Mahesh Dattani
Director: Soumya Agastya
Producer: Rohit Sreedhar
Language: English and Hindi, with supertitles in English
In this acclaimed play first performed in 1989, two aging Bharatanatyam dancers seek to shape the dancing career of their talented daughter while also re-living their youth, their struggles, and the tragedies in their past. After countless performances all over the world, the play is approaching its 700th show milestone. It was adapted into a 2004 film, directed by Pamela Rooks, that won the National Film award.
April 3 - April 25, 2027 | Starbright Theater, Campbell, CA

Collateral Damage

Three Stories, three impossible choices

Playwright: Anush Moorthy
Director: Anush Moorthy
Producer: Ratul Ghosh
Language: English, Hindi, Tamil, with supertitles in English
In The Choice, set in war-ravaged Sri Lanka, moral dilemmas confront an LTTE soldier. In A Close Shave, a Bangladeshi immigrant in Delhi stumbles on an unexpected opportunity to wreak vengeance on his oppressor. In Equilibrium, citizens of a future state wrestle with personal sacrifice of the highest order in pursuit of the greater good. Spanning continents and centuries — from the jungles of war to the streets of Delhi to a dystopian future — this trilogy returns to the question: when every option demands an unthinkable sacrifice, what do you do?
June 11 - June 27, 2027 | Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, CA

Out of Order

A Side-splitting Window-slamming Farce

Playwright: Ray Cooney
Director: Harish Agastya
Producer: Vikas Dhurka
Language: Hindi, with supertitles in English
A politician, a paramour, and a dead body walk into a hotel room… and that’s where the jokes begin in this high-octane comedy by Ray Cooney. A government minister plans a clandestine affair that quickly spirals into a laugh-a-minute romp of mistaken identities, crazy cover-ups and relentless twists. Spouses, assistants, investigators and hotel staff are drawn into the crossfire as doors slam, trousers fall and an ‘out of order’ window runs amok. Out of Order is the 1991 Olivier Award winner for Best Comedy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Our season runs July to June and has five plays. The plays shown on this page are the ones covered by your Season Pass. To see past plays, click here.

We invite you to choose your seats 6 weeks before a production opens. To ensure you get the best seats, you enjoy an exclusive period during which the play is not advertised to the general public.

For every play you watch using your Season Pass, you get $5 off your renewal for the next season. All pass holders are enrolled, and the discount is applied automatically when you renew. For details, visit our Loyalty Program page.

Children under 7 are not admitted to Naatak plays. If a play has a higher age restriction, that will be stated in the play description.

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