top of page

ENGLISH PLAYS

American Bhoot

American Bhoot is a verbatim theatre piece that brings to life the true story of a South Asian woman navigating homelessness and survival in New Jersey. — This is an exploration of resilience, identity, and systemic injustice.

Colab, NJ

Playwright: Dan Swern

Director: Dan Swern

americanbhoot.jpg

Den to Water is a futuristic play that follows two young girls, Aeria and Astrid, living in a sky-bound mega-city where a corrupt Warden strictly rations artificial beverages while hiding the existence of real water. Guided by a mysterious, all-knowing figure called the Oracle, the girls venture to the long-lost tree of life where they dig up the ground to uncover the truth of water. This prompts a direct confrontation with the Warden who had tried to label the life-giving liquid as a deadly poison. After the local citizens and children taste it for themselves, they enthusiastically defy the Warden’s authority. However, the chaotic climax of the guards and children about to fight abruptly distorts and dissolves as Aeria wakes up scared in her own bed, realizing that the entire dystopian rebellion was merely a vivid dream and that she has the ultimate right in her hands to make a decision between what is truly good for herself, versus what others believe is equally suitable for everyone.

dentowater.jpg

Kids-Kendrik, MA

Playwright: Ketaki Dutta

Director: Souvik Chattopadhyay

Den to Water

The River Swells

Deep inside the Sunderbans, humans and nature live in harmony showing mutual respect for each other. Yet there are times when this harmony gets disrupted by us, drawing nature’s wrath. The River Swells looks at this through the eyes of two kids living amidst the vastness of the Sunderbans delta. As a storm rages and the river rises, the kids at home alone, have an unexpected guest for the night! Emotions run high as brother and sister are faced with a conundrum: us or them, life or death, respect and harmony or just survival. What will they choose? Will the kids help when nature needs a hand, will they stand up to their own convictions and beliefs, will they survive the tempest?

Kids-Kendrik, MA

Playwright: Souvik Chattopadhyay

Director: Souvik Chattopadhyay

theriverswells.PNG

SAATh-Fest is South Asian-American Theater & Storytelling Festival organized by Off-Kendrik. Off-Kendrik is a 501(c)(3) Non-profit organization serving South-Asian community of Boston/New England area through Art, Theater and Storytelling for today and tomorrow. Our Theatrical Productions are original plays written and performed in Bangla. Super-captions in English are incorporated for non-Bangla speaking audiences. We also produce an English Storytelling series called "Voices" bringing South Asian immigrant voices to American experience.

SAATh-logo-White.png
Donate with PayPal
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

© 2035 by Off-Kendrik, One Day festival. Powered and secured by Wix

bottom of page