August 20, 2017 | Cubberley
Mela 2017
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--> [rev_slider alias="mela-2017"]Naatak Presents its 59th Production
6 Plays in 6 Languages
Mela '17
મેળો · मेळा · মেলা · மேளா · मेla · मेला
(With Super-Titles in English)
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About the Plays
1. காஞ்சியின் துயரம் (A Tragedy in Kanchi) – Tamil
A silk merchant confronts his young wife and her royal lover. Oscar Wilde’s classic switches to Chen-Tamizh in our musical adaptation.2. লোকে কি বলবে? (What Will People Say?) - Bengali
A woman shares juicy gossip about a romantic dalliance involving three of her friends.3. સાંભળ, તું બહાર જાય છે? (Everyone Loves an Errand Boy) - Gujarati
Based on Saadat Hasan Manto's play 'Aao Baat to Suno' A farcical comedy about a typical lazy Sunday that turns out to be anything but.4. खिड़की (The Window) – Hindi
The mystery of a missing husband and an open living room window.5. पाचव्या मजल्यावरचा वेडा (The Mad Man On the Fifth Floor) - Marathi
A madman stands on the ledge of a fifth floor window. How did he get there? What is he up to?6. Naatak Improv - Hinglish
Unscripted Run-time: 2.5 hours (including a 15 min intermission) Children under 8 will not be admitted <!--Roles Available
[one_half first="yes"]TAMIL (Auditions: July 15, time: 9:00 am - 9:30 am) 1 Female, 25-30 years 1 Male, 28-35 years 1 Male, 35-45 years[/one_half][one_half last="yes"]MARATHI (Auditions: July 15, time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm) 1 Female, 25-35 years 2 Males, 30-45 years 6 Males, 25-35 years[/one_half] [one_half first="yes"]BENGALI (Auditions: July 15, time: 9:30 am - 10:00 am) 1 Female, 25-40 years 1 Male, 25-40 years 1 Female, 40-65 years 1 Male, 40-65 years[/one_half][one_half last="yes"]HINDI (Auditions: July 15, time: 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm) 1 Female, 15-20 years 1 Female, 40-45 years 1 Female/Male, 45-50 years 1 Male, 25-30 years 1 Male, 40-45 years[/one_half] [one_half first="yes"]GUJARATI (Auditions: July 15, time: 10:00 am - 10:30 am) 2 Females, 25-35 years 2 Males, 25-35 years[/one_half][one_half last="yes"]How to audition: RSVP to auditions@naatak.org Prepare a 2-min monologue in the language of the play You will receive a time slot by email[/one_half] [clear] --> [table nl="^"] "SORRY, WRONG NUMBER, by Lucille Fletcher", Tamil, "Savitha Samu" "TEETH, by Tina Howe", Telugu, "Bharadwaj Pudipeddi" "1 APRIL, by Yogesh Soman", Marathi, "Niranjan Page" "THE PROPOSAL, by Anton Chekhov", Gujarati, "Pratiksha Rao" "BARIN BHOUMIKER BERAM, by Satyajit Ray", Bengali, "Abhishek Das" "THE PROBLEM, by A R Gurney Jr", Punjabi, "Sareeka Malhotra" "OUT AT SEA, by Slawomir Mrozek", Haryanavi,"Surender Singh" "TRIFLES, by Susan Glaspell", Hindi, "Neha Goyal" "HERE WE ARE, by Dorothy Parker", English, "Kamala Subramaniam" [/table] <!--IMPROV auditions were held on June 17, 2017 as a part of the formation of the all new Naatak Improv Club --> <!-- Run-times Nov 20: 90 min (5 plays) + 15 min intermission + 75 min (3 plays) ** Haryanvi play will not be performed in this show ** Nov 21 & 22: 90 min (5 plays) + 15 min intermission + 90 min (4 plays)
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MON Sep 04, 4 pm FRI Sep 08, 8 pm SAT Sep 09, 6 pm SUN Sep 10, 4 pm FRI Sep 15, **PRIVATE SHOW** SAT Sep 16, 4 pm**Deep discounts available for 10 or more tickets. Please call 408.499.5692 or email tickets@naatak.org [/one_third][one_third]