Saturday, July 13 2024
Na Nahaye Bahadur (Hindi w/English subtitles )
7:45 PM – 8:35 PM
from Prayog Theater Group, NJ
Playwright: Santosh Tiwari; Director: Ameeya Mehta
A judicial-system satire inspired by real life scenarios, where a woman harrowed by her husband who refuses to have a bath, files a divorce petition against him.
Sunday, July 14 2024
Shambo (English)
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM
from Tri-State Bengali Cultural Association, NJ
Playwright: Nilanjan Mitra Thakur; Director: Charles Anthony Burks
A story of the struggles and enlightenment of a wealthy Indian family’s son studying computer science at an Ivy League college, but with a true passion for cooking.
Sunday, July 14 2024
Ekti Churir Goppo (Bengali w/English subtitles)
3:45 PM – 4:35 PM
from Bangladesh Theater of America, NY
Playwright: Dario Fo; Adaptation in Bengali: Anika Mahin;
Director: Rokeya Ra que Baby
The Virtuous Burglar is one of Dario Fo‘s best known farces. A satire of bourgeois hypocrisy. It deals with relational twists, entanglement and infidelity.
Sunday, July 14 2024
Didi IAS (English & Hindi)
6:45 PM – 8:15 PM
from Epic Actors’ Workshop, NJ
Playwright: Mrinal Mathur; Director: Pinaki Datta
A satire delving into the issue of bureaucratic and government control on creative arts and artists. Should creative arts be brought under regulation or must they remain free flowing, giving artists full liberty & freedom of artistic expression?