Shunya Theatre
in cooperation with Stages Repertory Theatre
presents
Naga Mandala 

By Girish Karnad

REGIONAL PREMIERE

Combining two traditional Indian oral tales, Naga Mandala features a story-within-a-story. A cursed playwright must stay awake all night in the temple, and as he attempts to do so he meets the spirit of a Story who slipped out of a old woman’s mouth as she snored. The Story is that of a young bride who is neglected by her indifferent husband and attempts to win his affection with a love potion; instead, she enchants a King Cobra who begins to visit her every night while her husband is away.

Shunya, a Houston-based non-profit theatre troupe, is dedicated to providing a voice to the South Asian American experience through the visual and performing arts. To learn more, visit www.shunyatheatre.org.


February 9 - 25, 2007