PUBLIC PRODUCTION

The play being staged for this year's public production is "Final Solutions" by Mahesh Dattani.
It has a powerful contemporary resonance as it addresses as issue of utmost concern to our society, i.e. the issue of communalism. The play presents different shades of the communalist attitude prevalent among Hindus and Muslims in its attempt to underline the stereotypes and clichés influencing the collective sensibility of one community against another.

What distinguishes this work from other plays written on the subject is that it is neither sentimental in its appeal nor simplified in its approach. It advances the objective candour or a social scientist while presenting a mosaic of diverse attitudes towards religious identity that often plunges the country into inhuman strife. Yet the issue is not moralised, as the demons of communal hatred are located not out on the street but deep within us.

The play moves from the partition to the present day communal riots. It probes into the religious bigotry by examining the attitudes of three generations of a middle-class Gujrati business family, Hardika, the grandmother, is obsessed with her father's murder during the partition turmoil and the betrayal by a Muslim friend, Zarine. Her son, Ramnik Gandhi, is haunted by the knowledge his fortunes were founded on a shop of Zarine's father, which was burnt down by his kinsmen.

Hardika's daughter-in-law, Aruna, lives by the strict code of the Hindu Samskar and the granddaughter, Smita, cannot allow herself a relationship with a Muslim boy. The pulls and counter-pulls of the family are exposed when two Muslim boys, Babban and Javed, seek shelter in their house on being chased by a baying Hindu mob. Babban is a moderate while Javed is an aggressive youth. After a nightlong exchange of judgements and retorts between the characters, tolerance and forgetfulness emerge as the only possible solution of the crisis. Thus, the play becomes a timely reminder of the conflicts raging not only in India but in other parts of the world.

It is being staged in the LSR auditorium on the 21st and 22nd of November,2007.The timings and the pass details will be put up shortly.

the latest news

Like every year LSR is hosting its annual fest "Tarang" and needless to say,the Dramsoc is an active part.

The two events being organised by our society are:
Yavanika-the inter college bi-lingual stage play competition.it is being held on the 2nd November,2007 from 1 pm to 7 pm,in the college auditorium.

Nukkad-the inter college street play competition,which is being held on 3rd November,2007.the timings for this event is 9 am to 2 pm,the venue being the back lawns.

All the best to all the participating teams...
Be there to cheer your teams.

PRIZES GALORE!!

After the hard work,here's the compensation...PRIZES!!!
hearty congratulations too all of you who have made Dramsoc proud!
Keep up the good work...

Kharaashein won the 2nd prize in Rendezvous,07-the IIT,Delhi fest and the 1st prize at Vardhman Mahavir Safdarjung College where Alipt Sandhu won the Best Actor prize!

Nitya Pant bagged the Best Actor award in the NII fest.
Himani won the Best Actor prize in Oasis,07-the BITS Pilani fest where Manuja Tyagi was awarded the Best Director prize for Kharaashein

ANNUAL PRODUCTION:FIRST ENGLISH STAGE PLAY

Mahesh Dattani's Play "Tara" is being staged as the first english stage play this year.It is a performance which offers more than the average play. A story revolving around Indian society’s gender preferences, it unravels the tale of conjoined twins, a brother and sister, who learn later on in life how their mother and grandfather manipulated their separation to favour the boy. However, Dattani reveals more than just these characters’ story for Tara is an examination of much more than just one Indian family. It is an examination of a world that is known to favour men and frown upon those who are different.


CAST

Parigya Sharma
Promona Sengupta
Vasudha Zutshi
Reema Behl
Jayati Somani
Coral Jain
Nitya Pant

DIRECTORS

Sheetal Jerath
Nandita Dubey

PRODUCTION

Jeevika Shiv
Rithika Nair
Ishita Anand
Aditi Bajpayee
Heena Khan
Ashna Kishore

ANNUAL PRODUCTION:ENGLISH STAGE PLAY II

Woody Allen's One Act comedy play "Death" is being performed this year,as the second english stage play.

CAST

Zoya Parvin
Deeksha Gujral
Radhika Bhalla
Garima Gulati
Saumya Rana
Shayoni Mazumdar
Shubha Kamala Prasad
Ujjainee Sharma
Pankajakshi Kumar
Apurba Roy Choudhury
Ankita Mahabir
Asmita Bakshi
Tarini Pal
Tanya Bijlani

DIRECTORS

Radhika Bhalla
Saumya Rana

PRODUCTION

Swati Trivedi
Ishani Uppal
Vaishnavi Tannir
Tamanna

all in a day's work...

Id Play:The end

ID Play:starting formation

ANNUAL PRODUCTION:STREET PLAY

Titled "Gumraah",this year's street play relates the causes,consequences and effects of drug abuse.
It shows the various causes which drive a person to take refuge in the smoky and beguiling world of drugs,and then what becomes of such a person.The social stigma attached to rehabs is also brought out.The play goes on to show that a drug addict being trapped in the vicious circle of drugs,death,sufferings and pain...it ends with a message that everyone deserves a second chance,and that is what the play advocates.

CAST

Surbhi Jaiswal
Samiya Naseer
Sejal Chaudhary
Tejaswani Gautam
Tripti
Pavni Mittal
Zoya Brar
Ural Sharma
Shruti Sud
Neharika Mahajan
Shweta Misra
Himani
Shazia Nigar
Bedatri Datta Choudhury

DIRECTORS

Pearl Sawhney
Akanksha Sharma

ANNUAL PRODUCTION:HINDI STAGE PLAY

Gulzar's play "Kharaashein" is a harrowing account of the horrors of Partition.Weaving three narratives together with hauntingly beautiful poetry,it tells a story of communal riots and lost innocence.Gulzar's message reverberates in the minds of the audience long after the lights are dimmed and curtains fall.The cycle of mindless violence and the individuals trapped in its horrors goes on running viciously...

CAST
Shrishti Rana
Adiba Khan
Malica Joshi
Rashi Bhatia
Mahima Singh
Sakshi
Alipt Sandhu

DIRECTOR
Manuja Tyagi


PRODUCTION

Apoorva Dutt
Sonakshi Babbar
Ektaa Jain
Prabhleen Tuteja
Shravya Jain
Aradhana Wal

back...with a BANG!!

after the long hiatus,we are back again...
no we weren't jobless.we,like good girls,worked and kept working.
the grad dinner,the college day went off well,and so did the orientation spoofs.we say we did a good job,because we managed to "inspire" an impressive number of "fuchchas" to get into the groove of dramsoc!
the ID play staged by them,this year,was about the unsung heroes of India's independence day struggle.being the superstars they are,their play was covered by Metro Now and Outlook City Lights.
the next in line was the teachers' day spoof which was prepared over a weekend...needless to say,it was one of the most liked performances of the programme,so much so that we managed to make Ma'am Gopinath spoof herself!
the dramsoc seniors staged Premchand's "Kafan" for the annual meet of principals in the college for the REACH programme.
the NSS week saw dramsoc performing a street play on child rights and child abuse titles "Masoom".