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The Play: Kultar's Mime
Kultar's Mime is a devised play that tells the stories of Sikh children who survived the 1984 Delhi massacre. The play incorporates text from two poems : Kultar's Mime by Sarbpreet Singh and In The City Of Slaughter by Haim Bialik. The play, an unequivocal condemnation of sectarian violence and genocide, has evoked a powerful reaction from audiences all over the world that has affirmed the power of compassion to break the cycle of hatred that continues to plague humanity to this day.
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The Play: Shikhandi
Gender dysphoria and transgender politics has been carefully avoided in our society for a long time. Mahabharata, however, has dealt with this issue in a skillful way through the story of "Sikhandi". The story not only deals with gender crisis but also draws our attention to the general issue of gender politics, which since the days of the Mahabharata has struggled to elevate women from a status of commodity to that of an individual with a purpose.
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Solo Act: Unveiled
Racism. Hate crimes. Love. Islam. Culture. Language. Life.
Five Muslim women in a post-9/11 world serve tea and uncover what lies beneath the veil in this compelling one-woman show.
Rohina Malik is a writer and actress who specializes in solo performance. She was born and raised in London, England, and draws upon her Indo-Pakistani heritage for inspiration for her art. She performed at Live Bait Theater’s Fillet of Solo, and workshopped Unveiled with Rivendell Theatre Ensemble and 16th Street Theater where it premiered and was a sold-out hit in May 2009 before coming to Victory Gardens Theatre in a 16th Street and Victory Gardens co-production in 2010.
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Solo Act: Partition Play
Scenes from a new play on Partition of India and Pakistan, written, directed and acted by Uma Paranjpe & her team.
About the Play : When the patriarch of an Indian-American family dies, the family returns to India to take care of his estate. While there, three generations of the family have to reckon with the racial and familial trauma that has been passed down through the years, and decide how to move forward.
About Uma : Uma Paranjpe (she/her) is an Indian-American actor and playwright from the San Francisco Bay Area. Favorite stage roles include Eman (Jhaanjar Di Paanwaan Chhankaar), Olivia (Twelfth Night: Or What You Will), and Sita (Ramaavan). Favorite projects include Orange is the New Black, King Lahiri, and Beast (Tribeca 2022). Uma's written work has been seen at New Perspectives Theatre Company and Moxie Arts. She also works as a teaching artist for the Atlantic Theater Company and the non-profit Breaking Walls. Uma will be spending her fall and winter with the company of Life of Pi at ART. @superumapuma | umaparanjpe.com.
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Reading/Performance : The misadventure of Lotus Brothers
Reading Scenes from a new play on a new interpretation of a Folk tales from India, written, directed by Pampi Das.
About the Play : It’s a rework of a genocidal Bengali folktale - Thakumar Jhuli's story- Laal Kamal aar Neel Kamal ~ we hear the story of those hunted ~ in tender song and righteous action.
About Pampi : Culture Worker, Popular Educator, Experimental Theater worker. They are a brown, gender non-conforming, second genx, casteD Bengali. Their operas are contemporary takes and adaptations of popular stories that explore a wide range of social justice themes intersectionally - delving into oppressive empire systems to uncover liberatory pathways of hopeful faithful transformative action.
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