#Naatak

Sep 27, 20194 min read

"Gandhi" by Naatak: the Man behind the Legend

“No man’s life can be encompassed in one telling. There is no way to give each year its allotted weight, to include each event, each...

Jul 22, 20194 min read

"Marjorie Prime" by Naatak Theatre Company

This review was published in India Currents on July 28, 2019, as "Watching Naatak’s “Marjorie Prime” With my Father" Futuristic plays...

Jul 18, 20195 min read

"Proof" by Naatak Theatre Company

A couple of months ago, Naatak UpClose presented “Proof”, David Auburn’s intense, Pulitzer Prize winning play, directed by Devika Ashok....

Sep 5, 201813 min read

"Mahabharat" by Naatak Theatre Company

A shorter version of this review was published in Indica News on Sept 11, 2018. A couple of months ago, I mentioned to Sunaina, my...

Jul 9, 201810 min read

"Rashomon" by Naatak Theatre Company

A shorter version of this review was published in India West newspaper on Aug 1, 2018. In eager anticipation of Naatak’s adaptation of...

Apr 24, 20187 min read

"Unicorns" by Naatak: Smoke and Mirrors at a Billion Dollar Start-Up

In Naatak Upclose’s “Unicorns”, we see an entertaining parody of the “best” of Silicon Valley: inflated valuations, self-promoting...

Mar 1, 20184 min read

"Muavze": a political satire by Naatak Theater Company

Dark comedies are not generally my cup of tea. Give me a straight up comedy, or give me straight up darkness. The combination somehow...

Nov 14, 20173 min read

Naatak's "Arsenic and Old Lace": To Die For

Naatak offers us the perfect antidote to the unrelenting horrors of the daily news: two hours of non-stop laughter. Naatak, the Bay Area...

Sep 5, 20173 min read

Naatak's Mela '17: A Rollicking Ride with Six Short Plays

Naatak has picked for its Mela '17 production, six humorous, ironic and engaging plays, presented in 6 Indian languages. It opened on...

Jul 19, 20174 min read

"Toba Tek Singh", a play by Naatak theater company

I watched a terrific play on Sunday, July 16th . The bay area theater company, Naatak performed "Toba Tek Singh", a well-known short...

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