Flowers
Oct 8 Sun, 2006
Ranga Shankara & Rage present
Flowers
Director: Roysten Abel
Playwright: Girish Karnad
Duration: 60 mins
Language: English
Time: 3.30 pm and 7:30 pm
Cast: Rajit Kapur
Sets Design: Roysten Abel
Sound Design: Amit Heri
Set Execution: Shashidhar Adapa
Sound: Gautam Rao
Production Management: Shernaz Patel
Lighting Design: Arghya Lahiri
Publicity Design: tsk DESIGN
Synopsis
Girish Karnad’s new play is a dramatic monologue about a devoted and pious priest who violates both his ‘dharma’ and his ‘bhakti’ because of his love for a courtesan. Torn between his love for his god and his love for Chandravati, between his duty to the king and his duty to his wife, the priest tells the story of his life after matters have come to a head and all his loves and his duties collide on a single night. Once again, Karnad takes a folk tale about the human condition and refreshes it with a contemporary sensibility that embraces love, loyalty and honour.
About Ranga Shankara
Apart from being a performance space for theatre, Ranga Shankara is also a production house that has made a mark on the Indian theatre scene with Girish Karnad’s “Broken Imagesâ€. This play has the rare privilege of being made in three languages simultaneously – in Kannada, English and Hindi. Critically acclaimed, this play has performed to appreciative audiences in Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai and New Delhi.
About Rage
Rage is one of India’s premier theatre companies. Founded in 1992 by Shernaz Patel, Rajit Kapur and Rahul da Cunha, the company’s most acclaimed plays include “Jesus Christ Superstarâ€, “I am not Baji Raoâ€, “Class of ‘84†and “Pune Highwayâ€. Rage has performed in countries like Sri Lanka, Singapore, Dubai, Holland, Germany, and Belgium.
In 2004, Rage designed Writers Bloc, along with Royal Court Theatre of London. The second edition of this historic playwrights’ festival will be launched in Jan 2007 featuring twelve original scripts.
