April 3 – April 26, 2026 | Starbright Theater, Campbell
Tales of Resistance
adapted from Premchand’s stories by Manish Sabu
In जुर्माना, a poor shopkeeper sells foreign cotton in defiance of Gandhi’s swadeshi movement, earning the wrath of the Congress Party, which levies a penalty on him. In response, his dying wife rises to defend him in spectacular fashion, shocking her husband, the Congress Party, and India itself. In नमक का दारोगा, an honest salt inspector is swept into the morally flexible world of a powerful businessman.
These two gems by Munshi Premchand are stirring tales that looks deep into the human soul as it grapples with moral dilemmas.
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June 12 - 28, 2026 | Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto
The Play That Goes Wrong
A hilarious comedy in which, as its name suggests, everything goes wrong. Seemingly a whodunit involving a corpse, a suspect and a detective, nothing is as it seems on stage – actors cannot be trusted with their lines, the corpse cannot be trusted to play dead, the set cannot be trusted to hold up, and the production team cannot be trusted to stay off-stage. Until the play ends, and even through the curtain call, it is never clear what is ‘part of the play’ and what has gone ‘horribly wrong’ in The Play That Goes Wrong.
Play duration: 120 minutes (includes intermission)
Play duration: 120 minutes (includes intermission)
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September 28, 2025 | Cubberley Theater, 4120 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Sultana Daku
As the first in a long line of notorious dakus, Sultana Daku with his horse-riding gang has appeared in countless films, in Hollywood - The Long Duel (1967) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061916/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_17/) starring Yul Brynner - and Bollywood - Sultana Daku (1973) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230828/) starring Dara Singh - with his best-known avatar being Gabbar Singh in Sholay (1975) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073707/) . With an enthralling new script that has never been performed before, the play will feature live music and dance, wit and humor, and energetic ‘svang’ performances that evoke 1920s India.
November 14 - November 23, 2025 | Cubberley Theater, 4120 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Chor Ki Dadhi Mein Tinka
adapted by Harish Agastya from Nikolai Gogol's The Government Inspector
Government officials in a small Gujarati town are thrown into a tizzy when word arrives that a CBI fraud investigator is in town, in disguise, setting off a comedy of errors with mistaken identities, outlandish bribes and bumbling escapades. Adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector, Chor Ki Dadhi Mein Tinka is a never-been-seen-before, rambunctious satire that skewers human greed and bureaucratic incompetence.
Run-time: 90 minutes
Children under 7 will not be admitted.
January 23 - February 15, 2026 | Starbright Theater, Campbell
Hole
A Naatak Original
A bay-area startup launches the greatest engineering project in human history - a hole through the earth in which a train can transport passengers from Cupertino to Delhi in 42 minutes. Driven by the Silicon Valley ethos of 'ask for forgiveness, not permission', the startup casts all caution to the winds and rushes headlong into the project. Part social satire and part cautionary tale, this fascinating story is Naatak's foray into science fiction!
