This past Friday, about the same time Pramod was having a great time at Sachin's, I also had a Tendulkar experience of my own... but of a different kind. I watched the performance of Vijay Tendulkar's Sakharam Binder, performed by 'The Play Company' of New York. The cast was mostly native (except Sarita Chowdhury who played Champa and Sanjeev Jvheri in a small role). The play was translated by Kumud Mehta and Shanta Gokhle and was directed by Maria Mileaf. The performance was in a very small theatre, that had only 13 rows. It is part of the 59th Street Theatre Foundation Building. The building hosts the offices of this foundation and two or three small theatres. Each theatre seats at best approx. 150 people. But they have a small stage, and the necessary lighting arrangements. There was no curtain. It reminded me of Sneh-sadan in Pune except that there was more than one theatre in this building. But the feel was very similar. A small performance for those who are willin...
Extroversions of an Introvert Mind