SPECIAL THANKS TO
Festival Producer Diana Buckhantz

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 3:00pm

Stories in Mother Tongues
by Deepak Kumar

Paati, a 79-year-old grandmother, is waiting to die. Her only joy comes from a one-woman play she runs every night. But when her family is corrupted by demons that threaten to destroy the play, Paati must team up with an unlikely ally: her existentially tortured grandson, Giri. Will Paati and Giri defeat the demons? Or will the show just… end? A metatheatrical action adventure about tradition, expectations, and learning to speak in your mother tongue.

ARTISTIC TEAM
Director: Kimberly Senior
Dramaturg: Sonia Desai
Stage Manager: Lydia Runge*
Casting Director: Nicole Arbusto
Intern: Anushka Shah

CAST
Giri: Nik Dodani*
Amma: Meera Simhan*
Appa: Parvesh Cheena*
Gita: Meera Rohit Kumbhani*
Paati: Gita Reddy*
Stage Directions: Anushka Shah

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

DEEPAK KUMAR, Playwright
Deepak Kumar (he/him) is a playwright, lyricist, composer and professor of Computer Science & Engineering at UC San Diego. He writes about the questions that keep him up at night, whether they be about Asianness, technology, youth, board games, or soul-eating demons. His shows have been developed and produced all over, with some highlights including The Old Globe and The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center. He is a MacDowell Colony fellow and is currently on commission from Audible and Arena Stage.