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2008 – Anthony of Green Gables
October 23, 24 and 25, 2008 – SAWITRI’s first home season. A double bill focusing on new generation writers, director and actors. Performed at the SAMPRADAYA Dance Centre, both ANTHONY OF GREEN GABLES by Michael Misek, and POINT OF VIEW by Zehra Abbas, were directed by Gabriel Grey. The plays deal with the typical pressures…
Read More2009 – Mahasagar (the ocean) – Marathi Play
October 3, 2009 – MAHASAGAR (the ocean) by renowned playwright, the late Jaywant Dalvi – at Meadowvale Theatre. SAWITRI’s first two-act, 180-minute play in the Marathi* language of India – This daring play had first achieved critical acclaim in India in 1979. Directed by Prakash Date, known for his distinctive staging of notable Marathi classics,…
Read More2009 – From a Widow’s closet
June 21 2009 – FROM A WIDOW’S CLOSET written and directed by award-winning playwright and President of Bridging the Gap, Zohra Zoberi, this play explores the journey of a 60-plus South Asian Widow who decides to take on society, tradition and her family in order to follow her own path to happiness; premiered at the…
Read More2010 – Aswathamma
July 3, 2010 – ASHWATHAMMA, a one-act play in Gujarati for RangManch-Canada’s 8th Hindustani Drama Festival at Yorkwoods Library Theatre, Toronto. Written by acclaimed Gujarati writer Madhu Rai, the play highlights a critical moment in Ashwathamma’s life, based on the celebrated Hindu epic, Mahabharata.
Read More2010 – Kaal Parikrama
January 30, 2010 – KAALPARIKRAMA (The Time Machine) – for Vanita Samaj – women’s group, Mississauga. Written by Dr. Uma Date-Athale and directed by Medha Date, SAWITRI’s first TV show-style play to have run-outs. Five revered women from the two celebrated Hindu epics, Mahabharata and Ramayana come to Earth in the year 2020 to share…
Read More2011 – I k(No)w Englis
November 12, 2011 – I (k)NO(w) ENGLIS – at the Maja Prentice Theatre, Missisauga, for the 9th Hindustani Drama Festival by RangManch-Canada. SAWITRI’s first Gujarati* play, based on real life experiences of writer-interpreter, Neeta Dave. Directed by Naimesh Nanavaty it is an insightful and humourous exploration of Gujarati-speaking new immigrants’ efforts at learning English to…
Read More2012 – Saree Kahaniyan
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2013 – Seven Steps Around The Fire
Synopsis :A full length play in two acts by playwright Mahesh Dattani, originally commissioned as a radio play. Dattani investigates the socio-psychological paradigms related to the existence of eunuchs in South Asian society and highlights the human aspect of this transgendered community that is socially neglected and perpetually humiliated. Photos : Video :
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