"Rape, Regret & Retribution" - SETU/NetSAP Play - 29th - 31st May 2008

Press Release
Contact: Usha Govindarajulu, Producer
NetSAP-Boston
usha.govindarajulu@netsapboston.org

Subrata Das’ Rape, Regret, and Retribution at Arlington Center for the Arts
May 29-31, 2008

Stage Ensemble Theatre (SETU) and NetSAP-Boston will present the premiere of Subrata Das’ play, Rape, Regret and Retribution, an artistic rendition of a twisted tale. Written and directed by Subrata Das and featuring a cast of 12, the production runs for three consecutive nights from May 29 until the 31st at the Arlington Center for the Arts, 41 Foster Street, Arlington, MA.

Set in early 1990s, the portrayal and ramification of a life-changing event is at the heart of this play that unfolds in the main character's dream. The main character, Jiten, living a life of conflicted self-interests and lack of tradition, leaves his wife, Karuna, and family in a small village in India to move to a big city nearby, where he lives as he pleases. Not long thereafter, he becomes the center of a horrible crime, the rape and death of a young girl, Meena, destroying two families, the Banerjee and Mehta families, who come from completely different social strata. Jiten's ordeal thereafter and death sentence culminate the play, until ….

Subrata Das’s directing credits include co-directing Vijay Tendulkar's English play Kamala and directing Girish Karnad's Hayavadana.

Dates and Times
May 29, 30, and 31: 7:30 – 9:30 pm

Venue:
Arlington Center for the Arts, 41 Foster St, Arlington MA

Price
$8 NetSAP members, $12 Non-members

COMPLIMENTARY ENTRY FOR:
FIRST 15 PEOPLE to register for the Thursday, MAY 29th Show
FIRST 10 PEOPLE for the Friday, MAY 30th Show

COMPLIMENTARY AFTER-PARTY FOR ALL ATTENDEES on 31st MAY at 10pm:
OM BAR, 92 Winthrop St. Cambridge, MA 02138

Ticketing:
Purchase tickets at www.netsapboston.org/events/2008/setur3.html

For more information:
Netsap-Boston (http://www.netsapboston.org/), SETU (www.setu.us)


About Arlington Center for the Arts

The Arlington Center for the Arts was established as a community arts center in 1988 by a visionary group of artists, writers, musicians, and educators as a place where artists could share their work with the community through educational and outreach programs and also find studio space. For more information, visit http://www.acarts.org/ .