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Red Beti Theatre invites you to the community play reading series. We will read a few scenes from the play - Sita's Revenge by Radha S. Menon.Synopsis:
Sita’s Revenge is a devised, feminist adaptation of Ramayana through Sita’s eyes. Ramayana is an epic poem written by sage Valmiki telling the legend of Rama’s quest to find and retrieve his abducted wife Sita. Sita is asked to prove her virtue to Rama by walking into a blazing pyre, and her devotion to her husband is ultimately rewarded by his betrayal. Sita continues to be the epitome of idealised womanhood: self-sacrificing and dutiful, a perfect woman that all ‘good’ Indian girls aspire to. Sita’s Revenge shares an eclectic experience of revisiting a culturally embedded figure while offering an alternate narrative for Sita; so South Asian women can reclaim agency and identity without feeling the pull to suicide which is how the traditional story ends.
Characters: Sita, Ram, Laxman, Ravana, Surpanakha
Venue - Cotton factory, 270 Sherman North, Hamilton. Hamilton artist in residence.
Agenda:
Meet and greet - 6.30pm - 6.45pm
Play reading - 6.45pm - 8.15pm (approx.)
Post-reading Discussion - 8.30pm - 9.30pm (approx.)
Event Duration: 120 - 180 Minutes
RSVP here: https://forms.gle/sarPbfKsvGaJLcLy9
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Cotton Factory, 7 Landsdowne Ave, Hamilton, ON L8L 8A3, Canada,Hamilton, Ontario
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