Shows

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