State of Emergency (Im Ausnahmezustand), written by
Falk Richter and translated into English by
David Tushingham, is the third reading in this year's
German Spotlight.
Venkatesh Prasad directs the English reading of the play.
About the play:
Having finally 'made it' in the world that perceives success as a secure home and neighbourhood, a man and woman continue to reel under the pressure of the unsafe, outside world. A small fracture in the socio-economic structure could collapse their carefully constructed reality and they could find themselves thrown out of their 'gated community'. Under such circumstances anything and anyone could turn into an enemy agent who will betray them - even the son or husband. A late night conversation turns into an interrogation and spirals into a duel.
© Venkatesh Prasad
Director's note:
"
Personal is political and political is personal. This is the right way, according to me, to describe Falk Richter's play 'State of Emergency'. The best thing I liked about the play and probably the primary reason to choose it is that this play is very universal and can be set in any country and at any time. It is very political and at the same time, very personal, too. This play is simple yet complex, light yet intense, and again, personal yet very political!"
An actor and director from Bangalore,
Venkatesh Prasad has been actively involved in theatre for the last 17 years and has worked as an actor in leading roles with prominent directors of India.
He is the Artistic Director and co-founder of the
Bangalore Theatre Collective and has worked with Samudaya and Ranga Shankara in various capacities. He has directed productions in Kannada - Anton Chekhov’s 'Cherry Orchard', Vijay Tendulkar’s 'Mitrachi Goshta – A Friend’s Story', and 'Kovigondu Kannadaka' – an adaptation of Slawomir Mrozek’s 'Charlie' for his team, Bangalore Theatre Collective. He has worked in different capacities in theatre, such as a Translator, Writer, Dramaturg, Producer, Production manager, and Stage manager, to name a few. Apart from theatre, he has also acted in popular tele serials and parallel feature films.
Credits:
Cast:
Swetanshu Bora, Sushma Rao, Adithya
Lighting and Production:
Arun D T
Sound Design:
Utthana Bharighat
Visuals:
Srushti
*Performance rights for this reading courtesy: S. Fischer Theater & Medien, Germany.
Only one performance. Entry free!
German Spotlight is a joint project of the
Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore and
Sandbox Collective.
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