Every Saturday, we will live stream a play on zoom. These will be entertaining, well-rehearsed and well-produced plays ranging in length from 25 to 90 minutes. After each show, the director and the cast will be available to answer questions and chat with you.
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Upcoming Plays
8 pm, Saturday, January 16 and 23
Dinnertime Plays
FOURTEEN by Alice Gerstenberg, directed by Anitha Dixit
A socialite plans the perfect dinner party in this hilarious satire.
ROYAL TAJ by Suruchi Mohan, directed by Poulomi Sarkar
A wedding anniversary dinner mixes menu and grievance.
The great epic, imagined as a unique zoom play with live music and dance, minimalist design, and a stylish rendering of the violent scenes in the story.
language: Hindi
music director: Nachiketa Yakkundi, performing live
dance director: Soumya Agastya
producer: Poulomi Sarkar
performers (in order of appearance): Nachiketa Yakkundi, Rucha Londhe, Palak Joshi, Shwetha Subraya, Pragya Dasgupta, Archana Kamath, Nisha Natraj, Poulomi Sarkar, Ishani Pandya, Dilip Ratnam, Parin Maru, Vandana Ramakrishnan, Monica Mehta Chitkara, Amit Sharma, Dhananjay Motwani, Jay Ruparel, Jai Jhala, Tejaswini Narayanan, Lata Kalra, Kunjan C, Isha Sarkar, Roshni Datta, Anitha Dixit
costumes: Soumya Agastya
sound: Anitha Dixit
Frequently asked Questions
Question 1: How do I watch the plays?
A week before each production, you will receive a “choose your show” email. After you choose your show, you will receive an e-ticket with a “Watch” button to watch that show.
Question 2: Do I need an app to watch these plays?
You need the Zoom app to watch these plays. If you do not have it, download it at https://zoom.us/download.
Past Plays
8 pm, Saturday, January 2 and 9
The Government Inspector
based on Gogol’s Inspector General, directed by Pratiksha Rao
language: Hindi
producer: Vikas Dhurka
In this hilarious adaptation of Gogol’s classic, the inspector general is about to visit town for an inspection, and corrupt local officials are scrambling to make a good impression.
Two years after his affair rocks their marriage, Preeti calls on Jai with a proposal and an agenda. The play takes us through eight dates in their lives as they attempt to re-ignite the spark in their failed romance.
Known worldwide as the “hugging saint” who provides hugs over Zoom, Mataji has hugged millions, bringing them joy and electric vibrations. In this humorous farce, she finally meets someone for whom a Zoom-hug won’t work.
producer: Anitha Dixit
production team: Poulomi Sarkar, Tuhina Goel, Shraesht Chitkara
cast: Bruce Blau, Kartic Bhargav, Dilip Ratnam, Amit Sharma, Laurie Michaels, Deanna Shinsky, Jay Ruparel, Ranjini Srinivasan, Shelly Smith, Karla Nema, Mahesh Makhijani, Monica Mehta Chitkara, Deepal Pandya
music: Anitha Dixit
duration: 75 minutes
8 pm, November 15 and November 21
Prisoner’s Dilemma
by Anush Moorthy, directed by Devika Ashok
language: Hindi/English
A serial killer stalks Mumbai, and a quirky constable may have found the clues that will give him away.
Two clerks in Delhi’s Connaught Place spend an 8-hour working day – and a lifetime – together, watching the world change around them. आठ घंटे has been staged all over the United States. In India, nearly 50 shows have been performed by artists from the National School of Drama, Delhi, and other theater companies.
language: Hindi
producer: Vikas Dhurka
cast: Mohammad Zishan, Abhishek Das
duration: 75 minutes
8 pm, Saturday, October 3 and 10
Ultimate Breaking News
written and directed by Vikram Ramanarayanan
Four TV journalists are kidnapped and forced to star in a deadly reality show.
December 2004: In Asia, a tsunami has devastated the lives of millions. In Silicon Valley, the India Association has split. In this hilarious satire, it is the victims of the tsunami who come to the rescue of the victims of the split.
A tribute to Perumal Murugan’s One Part Woman , this play imagines a special court session convened to hear the testimony of a woman who says she was raped at a village temple festival.
