7 April 2016
Thursday
Prithvi Theatre
Thursday
Prithvi Theatre
The colour of the day at Writers' Bloc 4 was Rainbow on day 6. The day kicked off wih a well-attended screening titled 'Best Of KASHISH', of films based on lives of the members of the LGBTQ community. The evening also remained abuzz with two shows of our Pune play, 'Tutak'. The play garnered generally good reactions at the festival. The musical performance of the day also was ahit with Omkar Patil and his bandmates performing three distinct and original songs, one about 'Ulta Pyaar', another gazal and finally a song about hate. Singer Songwriters ruled the day as Namit Das and Anurag Shankar's amazing workshop also kicked off in the evening.
It was a day quieter than the rest at Writers' Bloc but equally eventful in terms of the happenings at Prithvi Theatre. With just 3 days to go, Writers' Bloc looks forward to some more great talks and sessions, and of course 3 more exciting plays!
Play of the Day
Tutak is a play about Malhar, a man caught in the tangle of his love for two people - Kaveri, the woman to be his wife and Niko, his on and off boyfriend. Torn between trying to be ‘normal’ for his overbearing father, honest to his to-be wife and faithful to his boyfriend, will he eventually give in to one side of his personality, or manage to make it all work together by accepting his bisexuality?
Playwright
Saggherr Loadhii
Director
Zameer Kamble
7:00 pm
9:30 pm
Cast
Malhar: Kedar Joshi
Niko: Santosh Mahadeo
Kaveri: Snehal Jagdale
Dipu: Saurabh Godbole
Madhur: Mayur Dharmadhikari
Malhar’s Father: Vishal Patil
Kaveri’s Mother: Ranjana Bansode
Kaveri’s Father: Vijay Gaikwad
Others: Satish Sandbhor, Kunal Punekar, Sunny Thatte, Sushant Chavhan
Lights: Akbar Shaikh
Sound operator: Kunal Punekar, Neha Bhat.
Sets: Satish Sandbhor
Make-up and costumes: Sachin Thorat
The Playwright
Director's Note
“When I first read the script of Tutak, I didn’t much like it. I thought the characters were too real and situations not very dramatic. But in the process of directing it, I realized that the simplicity of the script is the strength of this play and I am trying my best to maintain that human simplicity of the characters in the play. So the issue of bisexuality becomes more of a backdrop; what comes forth is the complexity of a love triangle between two men and a woman.” - Zameer Kamble
Also in the day,
Screening and Discussion
2.00 pm.
The Best of KASHISH
A curated program of Indian and
international short films focusing on LGBTQ lives around the world.
Prithvi House. Open to all.
There will also be an informal discussion between members of Kashish and the cast and crew of the play Tutak, after the second show of the play in the cafeteria.
Singer Songwriter of the day
Omkar Patil
A part of the popular band 'Moksha', Omkar also sings and writes in Hindi.
Workshop
Starting on the day
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