18th May, 2007, Boston MA: Small World Big Sky Productions in association with NetSAP-Boston will present the Boston premiere of Tom Stoppard’s full-length play Indian Ink, a beautifully written but largely unknown work. Directed and produced by Sarah Krohn and featuring a cast of 13, the production previews June 15, opens June 16, and runs through July 1st in the Plaza Theatre at the Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116. The production is sponsored in part by the Boston chapter of NetIP (Network of Indian Professionals), NetSAP-Boston (The Network of South Asian Professionals of Boston). NetSAP-Boston will have a special showing of the play on Saturday, June 23rd at 8:00pm for its members and patrons.
Following on the past successes with Bend it Like Auntie and Netsap Comedy Mela, NetSAP-Boston partners with Small World Big Sky, a Boston-based theatre company founded in 2005 by Sarah Krohn to bring this play to the South Asian community in Boston. Sarah Krohn’s directing credits include Hamlet for New Rep on Tour as well as Small World Big Sky’s productions of The Illusion and A Doll’s House.
Indian Ink is set in 1930 during India’s struggle for independence. The play chronicles the brief but transformative encounter between Flora Crewe, a rebellious English poet and Nirad Das, a charming Indian painter who Flora meets while traveling through Jummapur. Flora and Nirad develop an intimacy as Das paints Flora at work on her poems. Fifty years later, Flora’s younger sister Eleanor Swan, Nirad’s son, Anish, and Eldon Pike, an American professor writing about Flora attempt to piece together the truth about that brief encounter in 1930 through letters and artifacts. The orbiting characters and story lines begin to converge around a single question: did Flora and Nirad have an affair?
In typical fashion, Stoppard constructs a thought-provoking and highly entertaining drama that examines complicated questions of art, history, and identity.
Dates and Times: June 15th-July 1st: Thu 7:30 pm, Fri-Sat 8:00 pm and Sun 3:00 pm
NetSAP-Boston Exclusive Show: 8:00pm, Saturday, June 23rd
Price :
$24 adults, $22 seniors, $15 students, NetSAP Members $20 (10% off)
Friday, June 15 preview is pay-what-you-can, minimum $5.
Saturday, June 23rd Exclusive NetSAP show: Members $15, Non-Members $20
More Information: www.netsapboston.org/events Cast:
Flora Crewe Janelle Mills, Nirad Das Bharat Bhushan, Eleanor Swan Jean Sheikh, Anish Das Anurag Mishra, Eldon Pike Chuck Schwager, Dilip Sudarshan Belsare, David Durance Andrew Winson, Rajah Irfan Malik, Coomaraswami Avinash Padhye, Nell Meredith Stypinski, Eric Swan Neil Hayward, Nazrul Arun Ravindran, The Resident Anthony Dangerfield
Contact: Usha Govindarajulu, Associate Producer at theatrics@netsapboston.org
About Boston Center for the Arts
Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) is an urban cultural village, incubating and showcasing the performing and visual arts and artists of our time. Occupying a city block in Boston’s historic South End, the BCA provides a creative “home” for artists, a welcoming destination for audiences, and an arts connection for youth and community. For more information, visit www.bcaonline.org
About Network of South Asian Professionals of Boston
Founded in 1995, the Network of South Asian Professionals of Boston (NetSAP-Boston) is a professional, 501c(6) not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving the professional, political, cultural and civic needs of the South Asian community in the Greater Boston area. We seek to unite South Asian professionals, nurture leadership, and build partnerships in the New England area through professional programs, networking events, and community service efforts. For more information visit www.netsapboston.org
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