Toba Tek Singh (2024)
Produced by
Presented by
Playwright: Saadat Hasan Manto
Directors: Deval Soni and Ethan Persyko
Venue
The Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre – The Al Green Theatre
Run
July 4th, 2024 – July 13th, 2024
Synopsis
An adaptation inspired by Saadat Hasan Manto’s “Toba Tek Singh.” A political satire infused with themes of identity and belonging, this adaptation navigates the emotional journey of inmates in a Lahore asylum post the Partition of India and Pakistan, exploring the universal longing for a sense of home amidst the chaos of historic change. (fringetoronto.com)
Cast
| Sarabjeet Arora | Performer |
| Harsh Prajapati | Performer |
| Rahul Chawla | Performer |
| Shivam Sapra | Performer |
| Manik Arora | Performer |
| Parth Soni | Performer |
| Chhavi Disawar | Performer |
| Lakshita Khatter | Performer |
| Taranjot Bamrah | Performer |
| Surinder Arora | Performer |
| Divyanshu Mani Hans | Performer |
Creative Team
| Saadat Hasan Manto | Playwright |
| Deval Soni | Director |
| Ethan Persyko | Director |
| Abbey Kruse | Lighting Designer |
| Abbey Kruse | Projection Designer |
| Puja Karira | Costume Designer |
| Puja Karira | Prop Designer |
| Kabir Agarwal | Sound Designer |
| Abhishek Sharma | Sound Designer |
| Prakhar Sachdev | Sound Designer |
| Ethan Persyko | Intimacy Director |
Production
| Dhruv Patel | Stage Manager |
| Abbey Kruse | Technical Director |
| Dhruv Patel | Assistant Technical Director |
| Deval Soni | Producer |
| Anupriya Basu | Assistant Producer |
| Gayatri Patel | Graphic Designer |
| Gayatri Patel | Social Media Support |
| Diego Barranco | Photographer |
| Diego Barranco | Videographer |
| Manisha Verma | Admin |
| Manisha Verma | Outreach |
| Anupriya Basu | Marketing/Media Manager |
