Playwright:Luigi Pirandello
Languages:Marathi, ,
The Play
A group of actors, rehearsing a play, are interrupted by arrival of ‘six characters of a play’, who are a family. The father in the family informs that they are looking for an author since the author who created them did not complete the play, and therefore they have not been fully brought to life. The director at first tries to throw them out but becomes involved when they start to describe their story. He asks them to play the scenes, which will be written down into a rough script. The happenings that follow bring out strained relationships between the characters. Things become murkier and within the story, a drowning and a suicide take place. Intrigued and traumatized, the entire group of actors runs out of the auditorium.
Director's Note
What has attracted me in this play is its unique structure. As the play discusses reality and realism, it also discusses composition and execution of drama, arts, truth, untruth, and life in general. Through the fictitious lives of the characters the play strives to find truths in a person’s life and in the society. My approach is emotional and the scenes are executed to bring out agony of the characters to the fullest. The play is totally engaging, never lets the audience breathe easy. Very powerful scenes keep unfolding one after the other like a roaring waterfall. It is a challenge to act-in and execute such an emotional avalanche for the entire length of the play.
The Director
A banker by profession, Vijay Kulkarni is into theatre for last 47 years. From writer to director he is active in all departments of drama. With Aradhana at Solapur, Maharashtra, and with Awishkar at Mumbai, he has participated in more than fifty productions in various capacities. He has presented plays all over India in various theatre festivals. He directs and produces documentaries and short films. He had been the president of Solapur Film Society.
The Playwright
Luigi Pirandello was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet and short story writer. He won the 1934 Nobel Prize for Literature for his bold and ingenious revival of dramatic and scenic art and for his almost magical power to turn psychological analysis into good theatre. He is credited to have introduced the concept of “theatre within the theatre” in the play ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author.’
Translator
Late Madhav Watve was an accomplished actor with the famous Rangayan theatre group of Mumbai in the sixties. He translated and directed this play in 1968.
The group
Established in 1967, Aradhana Vishwasta Mandal is one of the prominent amateur theatre groups of Maharashtra. For last 50 years it has been arranging various art festivals, drama & music festivals, lecture series, inter-school one-act play competitions, theatre workshops, readings etc. It has produced 65 plays and many one-act plays so far and has bagged several prizes in various competitions. It has participated in drama festivals all over India.
Cast & Credits
Father Sharad Bhuthadia
Mother Rohini Upalaikar
Older Son Sandeep Jadhav
Older Daughter Shraddha Kulkarni
Younger Son Sahil Jadhav
Younger Daughter Kashmiri Katekar
Sundrabai Vasundhara Kulkarni
Director Gururaj Avadhani
Manager Dhananjay Godbole
Property Man Amol Rajmane
Actor Sudhir Ingle
Actor Madhavi Kulkarni
Actor Laxman Katekar
Actor Samiksha Pawar
Set & Production Designer Dipak Deshpande
Production In-charge Shirish Dekhane
Lighting Designer Shashikant Batane
Lighting Designer Umesh Batane
Setting Assistant Jayram Chavan
Music Amol Rajmane
Music Operator Abhishek Deshpande
Playwright Luigi Pirandello
Translator Madhav Watve
Direction Vijay Kulkarni
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