Evils of Casteism in Three Plays
Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
March 31 - April 2, 2023
Three plays in English:
Vijay Tendulkar’s “Kanyadaan”, which roughly translates to “Giving the Daughter Away”, portraying the conflict between an upper-class family and their Dalit son-in-law in 80’s India. Double casts for this play are named as “Caste” and “Tribe”.
Munshi Premchand’s “Sadgati” (The Salvation), a short play that Subrata Das scripted based on the translation of TC Ghai, depicting the tragic story of a low-caste village family and a heartless Brahmin couple from 1930’s rural India. Double casts for this play are named as “Chamar” and “Gond”.
“Mini Love”, a short play set in modern India that Nilay Mukherjee and Subrata Das scripted based on Eugene O’Neill’s Anna Christie, presenting an uplifting story of love between a prostitute and an upper-class Jat, resulting in a single “united caste of India” in the end. Double casts for this play are named as “East” and “West”.
Four shows, all three plays are to be performed in each show. Here are the timings with casts:
March 31 at 7pm: Sadgati (Chamar), Mini Love (East), Kanyadaan (Caste)
April 1 at 3pm: Sadgati (Gond), Mini Love (West), Kanyadaan (Tribe)
April 1 at 5pm: Panel discussion on casteism in India
April 1 at 7pm: Sadgati (Chamar), Mini Love (East), Kanyadaan (Caste)
April 2 at 3pm: Sadgati (Gond), Mini Love (West), Kanyadaan (Tribe)
Each show is about 2 hrs and 30 mins, including a short 20 mins intermission.
Complimentary Indian snacks and tea will be provided. Free parking garage is adjacent to the theater.
Social Media Publicity: Smriti Jayakumar and Ravi NImmagadda
Lights and Sound: Deven Atnoor and Prateek Paul
Posters and Pictures: FotuDuniya
Master of Ceremonies: Sugandha Gopal, Princy Agarwal, Ruchi Suhane
Concept & Direction – Subrata Das
A panel discussion on the Indian caste system will be held on Saturday, April 1 at 5:30pm. The panel is free for all and will be organized by Yogita Miharia, Tanni Chaudhuri, Priya Samant, Dipali Trivedi, Sugandha Gopal, and Jayanti Bandyopadhyay.
