Archive for May 2021

August 3, 2003 – MIL DIL DA MA – An original script by Brinda Murali in collaboration with Jasmine Sawant and Shobha Hatte highlighting the eternal conflict between mothers and daughters and mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law premiered at the 2003 Masala Mehndi Masti Festival, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto.

Synopsis : Tale of Bitter and Sweet Memories of yesteryears. Photos : Video :

August 4, 2004 – HE’S GONE – An English adaptation of an award-winning Marathi play directed by Prakash Date dealing with the stigma of widowhood that exists even in these ‘modern’ times premiered at the 2004 Masala Mehndi Masti Festival, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto.

November 16, 2006 – IT’S MY LIFE – A humourous, heart-wrenching improvised piece on living with cancer, performed for the Canadian Woman Studies Journal at College Street United Church, Toronto.

August 7, 2005 & July 8, 2006- SYNOPSIS :An original play, written and directed by Shruti Shah, highlighting the issues of language and culture that new immigrants to Canada face. The juxtaposition of two South Asian families – one fresh off the plane and one that has been in Canada for 30 years deftly and…

July 29, 2006 – SAVITA WEDS SATISH – Bold, provocative, and path-breaking, it was highly acclaimed for being the first play to depict a Hindu same sex marriage. An original collaborative piece by Janice Goveas, Jasmine Sawant, Shobha Hatte and Shruti Shah of SAWITRI Theatre Group, co-directed by Nitin Sawant, dealt with the coming out…

November 25, 2006 – FROM HERE TO THERE – SYNOPSIS :Two performances of the award-winning play by Janice Goveas, directed by Prakash Date, presented at the Burnhamthorpe Library Theatre, Mississauga to mark the INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN within the context of the United Nations campaign for women’s and girls’ human…

June 29 and 30, and July 29 2007 – THE KALLUS NEXT DOOR –  Three performances of an original play written and directed by Jasmine Sawant dealing with ethnocentricity and racial prejudice of South Asians towards African Canadians, making relationships, with neighbours, friends or spouses challenging, filled with distaste, disrespect and suspicion. Premiered at the…

October 23, 24 and 25, 2008 – SAWITRI’s first home season. A double bill focusing on new generation writers, director and actors. Performed at the SAMPRADAYA Dance Centre, both ANTHONY OF GREEN GABLES by Michael Misek, and POINT OF VIEW by Zehra Abbas, were directed by Gabriel Grey. The plays deal with the typical pressures…

October 23, 24 and 25, 2008 – SAWITRI’s first home season. A double bill focusing on new generation writers, director and actors. Performed at the SAMPRADAYA Dance Centre, both ANTHONY OF GREEN GABLES by Michael Misek, and POINT OF VIEW by Zehra Abbas, were directed by Gabriel Grey. The plays deal with the typical pressures…