THE LARK THEATRE COMPANY
PRESENTS
THE 2002 INDIAN DIASPORA PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
November 13-16th, 2002
Staged Readings
of Four New Plays
A special project
of the
INDO-AMERICAN ARTS COUNCIL
In celebration of new South Asian voices
UNSUITABLE
GIRLS
By Dolly Dhingra
In this comedy set in the East End of London,
Chumpa Chamelli - a secretary for Concrete Weekly - searches for a better
man in a world of not so arranged marriages.
Wednesday, November 13 at 6 pm and Friday, November 15 at 8:30 pm
THE
MORAL IMPLICATIONS OF TIME TRAVEL
By Sarovar Banka
An immigrant father and son struggle with their past and their neighbors
in this haunting story of cultural dislocation.
Wednesday November 13 at 8:30 pm and Friday November 15 at 6 pm
THAKUR'S
NOSTALGIA
The Indo-American Arts Council & The Lark Theatre's presentation
of THAKUR'S NOSTALGIA in the 2001 Playwrights Festival of the Indian
Diaspora, has subsequently been discovered to be an unauthorized version
of Jeff Hoffman's "Small Town near Pittsburgh, Too Many Bars".
Neither the IAAC nor The Lark Theatre were cognisant of any deception
when they accepted and presented this play.
Thursday November 14 at 6 pm and Saturday November 16 at 8:30 pm
THE
HALLAL BROTHERS
By Alladin Ullah
Set in a Hallal shop in Harlem on the eve of the assassination of Malcolm
X, this play explores the American experience of two Bangladeshi brothers.
Thursday November 14 at 8:30 pm and Saturday November 16 at 6 pm
All presentations
will take place at the
Lark Studio Theater
939 Eighth Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, New York
Call 212-246-2676
x 22 for reservations and information
Suggested donation $15
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