Once a year, we celebrate India’s heritage by staging a bouquet of short plays, each witty and humorous, in different Indian languages. This year’s show has short plays by masters such as Premchand, Susan Cinoman, and Murray Schisgal. Each show in MELA will consist of the same short plays in ONE language – Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati or Marathi. Choose the show you want to watch! In any case, all shows will have super-titles in English.
| Play Name | Original Author | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kafan | Munshi Premchand | Two no-good wastrels, one pregnant wife at the threshold of delivery and a macabre turn.. |
| Fitting Rooms | Susan Cinoman | Three groups of women try on clothes in three fitting rooms in a department store. |
| Extensions | Murray Schisgal | Two stars past their prime crave for their erstwhile fame to return, or do they? |
| The Jest of Hahalaba | Lord Dunsany | A man receives a prediction from a genie, and the prediction is stranger than he thinks. |
Children under 7 will not be admitted
TAMIL MELA
Nov 9, Friday 8pm
Nov 18, Sunday 4pm
BENGALI MELA
Nov 11, Sunday 4pm
Nov 16, Friday 8pm
GUJARATI MELA
Nov 10, Saturday 8pm
Nov 17, Saturday 5pm
MARATHI MELA
Nov 10, Saturday 5pm
HINDI MELA
Nov 10, Saturday 2 pm
Nov 11, Sunday 1pm
Nov 17, Saturday 2pm
Nov 18, Sunday 1pm
Nov 9, 10, 11:
A DIWALI DISCOUNT will be applied automatically
General $20 ($18 for 4 or more)
VIP $28 ($26 for 4 or more)
VVIP $36
Nov 16, 17, 18:
General $25 ($22 for 4 or more)
VIP $35 ($32 for 4 or more)
VVIP $45
Cubberley Theater,
4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303