culture/clash: Three plays about the South Asian Diaspora

Culture/clash

Produced in association with Premiere Theatre & Performance

Rasaka Theatre Company presents “culture/clash: three plays about the South Asian Diaspora,” a trio of world premieres penned by South Asian playwrights.

The production included:

  • “Instant Recall” by Anita Chandwaney:
Madhu can’t seem to recall why she asked Nigel to meet her at the café—or can she?

  • “Night Shift” by Angeli Primlani:
A young girl and an older woman face danger and each other in the middle of the night in a motel lobby on a quiet North Carolina highway.

  • “Midnite’s Vultures” by Pushkar Sharma:
Two Indian-American poets in their twenties confront the paradoxes of their identity when asked what it means to be an Indian in America.

CAST

  • Nadia Anwar
  • Anand Bhatia
  • Amrita Dhaliwal
  • Jordan Kohl
  • Vincent P. Mahler
  • Anita Chandwaney* (August 13-30)
  • Minita Gandhi (September 3-6)

CREW

  • Lavina Jadhwani* (Director/Artistic Director)
  • Angeli Primlani* (Costumes/Properties Design)
  • Matthew Buettner (Scenic Design)
  • Christine Ferriter (Lighting Design)
  • Vincent P. Mahler (Assistant Director)
  • Kathy Mountz (Stage Manager).
  • Kamal Hans* (Managing Director/Producer)
* indicates Rasaka Ensemble member

*culture/clash was produced in association with Premiere Theatre & Performance and is supported by the Kiran Bavikatte Memorial Foundation