Rasa Theater presents Abortion / The End Of The Apurnas, at Studio Theater from 7 to Feb 2004

Wed 4 Feb 2004 Rasa Theater presents Abortion / The End Of The Apurnas, at Studio Theater from 7 to Feb 2004 Rasa Theater presents presents Abortion / The End Of The Apurnas, two one act plays by Eugene O'Neill & Sarovar Banka, at Studio Theater on Theater Row, 410 West 42 St (Off Broadway), from 7 to 22 Feb 2004. Directed by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj, the cast includes: Azher Ali, Chriselle Almeida, Geeta Bhatnagar, Anna George, Don Nahaku, Meeni Naqvi, Deepa Purohit, Debargo Sanyal Rasa Theater's adaptation of O'Neill's virtually unknown and unproduced play ABORTION is performed with the original text, but relocated from early 20th century New England to 1850's Calcutta in an adaptation by Rasa Uzma Rizvi. 'ABORTION' centers around a popular college cricketeer and son of a prominent Bengali family who is forced to face the tragic consequences of his love affair with a working class girl. THE END OF THE APURNAS by Sarovar Banka, is a dark comedy about three girls named Apurna, after the grandmother. As they look upon the body of their mother, their grief and guilt play out alongside their usual sibling warfare. The three Apurnas - a serious doctor, a free-spirited travel writer, and a sweet, sexy schoolgirl - reveal their mixed feelings about their mother and their strict Indian upbringing.