BASC presents Natyosandhya 2010
on Saturday, May 8, 2010
at Duarte Performing Arts Center
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1401 Highland Ave, Duarte, CA 91010
BASC is proud to present Natyosandhya 2010 (An evening of Drama). Drama teams from New Jersey and Los Angeles are are going to participate in this year's program. We hope to bring in other teams in coming years.
Note that Duarte Performing Arts Center (PAC) is located between 210 Fwy and Huntington Beach on Highland Ave. There is a small sign on the West side of Highland avenue. The PAC is at the end of a long driveway next to Northview Intermediate School.
It is important that you take seat by 4:20 PM. Event starts at 4:30 PM. We need to run the event exactly on schedule.
Please note that the order of the programs listed below does not reflect the order of performance.
Shruti Natok: Bhut Bhabishyat, a social satire
Tickets are $100 (Sponsors), $40 and $15 per adult. Kids are free. Food is not included in the price. Dinner and refreshments will be available for purchase.
Please email info@bascweb.org to reserve your ticket or call Soumya Mukherjee (714 281 2570), Sumanta Chkraborty (714 280 0538) or Maitreyee Chakraborty (818 368 3545). BASC will also send out an eVite invitation.
Highlights"Satyameva... ?" written by renowned playwright Sudipta Bhawmick
Sanjoy, a young software professional has been working for a software "body-shopping" company "InterSoft". The company is owned by Bill, a Bengali American living in the USA for over thirty years. On the day of the play Bill fires Sanjoy and asks him to go back to India. However Sanjoy thinks returning to India is synonymous to signing a death warrant for himself. Now Sanjoy has make a choice between truth and deceit to attain his goal of staying in the USA.
This play has also been produced by Theater Workshop of Kolkata as "Jadio Galpo...".
Produced by : ECTA of New Jersey
Direction: Indranil Mukherjee
Cast : Sudipta Bhawmik, Pinaki DuttaA note on Sudipta Bhawmick:
Sudipta Bhawmik is a playwright, actor and director and has written and directed several plays. Sudipta has received his training in theater from well known stalwarts like Sombhu Mitra, Tripti Mitra, Saonli Mitra, Mohit Chattopadhyay, Ashok Mukherjee and many others. Sudipta's plays have the distinction that they tell the stories of immigrant Bengalis from a perspective that is quite unique. His plays have been staged in different parts of USA and India and has earned both critical and popular acclaim. Several of his plays have been published in prestigious theater journals like Bohurupi and SAS in Kolkata. His plays have also been translated to English and Hindi and produced by acclaimed theater groups in USA. One of his plays have also been made into a film for television. Sudipta has also written a film script which is in pre-production and has also acted in Mira Nair's acclaimed film "The Namesake".
Sei Sur, play based on a short story by O'Henry, written by Somnath Choudhury
Sei Sur shows that a criminal intent does not always makes a person criminal.
The play takes place in a park where a young man, the protagonist of the drama, tries very hard to get arrested for petty crime and go to jail. He prefers the shelter of a jail cell rather than trying to stand on his own feet. However his attempts result in situations that are sometime funny and often poignant showing us various faces of the society we live in. The story slowly builds to a climax where the dilemma of life suddenly forces the young man to make some hard choices and overcome his weakness. But what are those choices and can he win the inner turmoil and overcome his weakness?
Adaptation: Kalachand and Sudeshna Seal
Direction: Kalachand SealNayika, directed by Arpita (Jhom) Banerjee
Heroines (Nayika) in Tagore's writings often present complex emotions. In Tagore's own words:
Woman is endowed with the passive qualities of chastity, modesty, devotion and power of self sacrifice in a greater measure than man is. It is the passive quality in nature which turns its monster forces into perfect creations of beauty - taming the wild elements into the delicacy of tenderness fit for the service of life.
A commemorative play for Tagore's 150th birthday, Nayika presents a number of Tagore's women from different socio-economic strata of life with different personalities. Each "Nayika", dressed in periodic costume, acts out a small part from Tagore's work. Tagore's conscience or "Bibek" tells this story to the audience.
Artistic Direction: Arpita Banerjee
Editing and Compilation: Utpal Banerjee
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