Bay Area Drama Company presents "Bhopal": 30 years after the world's worst industrial disaster

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Bay Area Drama Company presents "Bhopal"- a play in English.  Penned by Rahul Varma, this intense, poignant play brings to life the human stories within the complex political and economic milieu that created the worst industrial disaster the world has ever known. "Bhopal" has been translated into Hindi by the legendary Habib Tanveer and has been performed all over the world, including the famed Prithvi theatre in Mumbai. 

 

Directed by Ravi Bhatnagar, produced by Sindu Singh, production design by Vishalini Vimal, with a multicultural cast and live music by Subhapriya Srivatsan, this extraordinary play premieres on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy- December 3rd- at Sunnyvale Theatre with additional performances on Dec. 13th and 14th at Lohman Theatre, Foothill College.

"Bhopal" is being co-sponsored by the Center for South Asia, Stanford University and Institute for South Asia Studies, UC Berkeley

 

For more information and tickets, please visit: http://www.bayareadrama.company/upcoming

Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the worst industrial disaster the world has ever seen, Bay Area Drama Company presents "Bhopal", a play by Rahul Varma.  Directed by Ravi Bhatnagar, produced by Sindu Singh, production design by Vishalini Vimal, with a multicultural cast and live music by Subhapriya Srivatsan, this extraordinary play opens on December 3rd at Sunnyvale Theatre with additional performances on Dec. 13th and 14th at Lohman Theatre, Foothill College. The Bhopal disaster claimed over 25,000 lives and currently affects nearly 500,000 people with neurological and respiratory sickness, birth defects, disability and malformation among children. This intense and poignant play is a reminder that the frequency of industrial disasters is on the rise all over the world. BAD Company's founders talk about what Bhopal means to them and why they chose to do this play. Video credit for the trailer: Shekhar Hemnani Bay Area Drama Company is a new theatre company founded by Ravi Bhatnagar, Sindu Singh and Basab Pradhan. BAD Company aspires to bring its audiences high quality theatre with South Asian themes. Visit www.bayareadrama.company to learn more. Buy Tickets About Bhopal About BadCo Bay Area Drama Company is a registered 501c(3) non-profit organization.  For box office information, email ticket...@gmail.com or call (408) 458-9375. Sponsored by the Center for South Asia, Stanford University Co-sponsored by the Institute for South Asia Studies, UC Berkeley Like us Email us Visit us Copyright © 2014 Bay Area Drama Company, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

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