The Short Plays of KATHAMBAM
Kathambam is the first time we are doing a show comprising of short plays. It is also the first time we are doing a Tamil show. We are very excited to bring Kathambam to you. The plays are directed by Sathish Sattanathan.
The short plays of Kathambam are based on the same stories in Afsaaney translated and adapted to Tamil by Sathish Sattanathan, Dinesh Chandrasekhar, Raghavan Ravichandran, Praveen Viswanathan, Madhanraj Meingnanam, Shakkila Abdul Sathar and Swagath Subramanian.
There are seven short plays in Kathambam. Here is a little bit about each one.
For brevity we have used the actors’ first names in the captions. For more details go to the cast section of the show page.
All photos by Kyle Adler.
Ore Kallula Rendu Maanga
"Ask her to get ready for marriage. Naa paakara payyana dhaan ava kalyanam pannikanum!"
What hilarious lengths will Sheela's Mom go to?
Mananala Kaapagam
“En paiyan mental hospital-laya?! Avan enna paithiyama? My son is the most intelligent person sir! He’s an IIT graduate who is doing a PhD at Stanford..”
Mental health in South Asian society and the cultural taboos around it.
Suprabhatam
“Yevalo dhaan TV pakkardu? Namma oorla ellam pechuthonaikku avadhu nariya per iruppa…”
Parents visiting their grown children in the US deal with loneliness and the challenges of a different culture.
Ore Inam
“Un pasanga enna paathukkuvanga. Enakku adhu podhum”
A South Asian family’s emotional and sexual dysfunction.
Bobby and Bobbi
“Paniko da, dhaaraalama pannikko... Un happiness la naanga kuruka varala pa!“
South Asian attitudes and biases to interracial marriage.
Rummy
"Un kitta eppadi solvaen? Sonnalum unakku enga puriya poguthu?!"
Indian American kids have no idea what growing up ‘back home’ is really like.
Faceless
“H4 la irukkara housewife-ku enna opportunities? SSN illama oru Velaikku poga mudiyathu, independent’a irukka mudiyathu”
The plight of women caught in long term visa limbo.
