Indian Ink
by Tom Stoppard
an evocative portrait of love and loss while crossing cultural divides and a quest for divine sensuality
August 13 – 30, 2015
Performed at the Center Theatre at the Seattle Center Armory,
305 Harrison Street
Directed by Andrew McGinn
Co-produced with Pratidhwani
Seattle Premiere
Set on two different continents and in two different eras, this passionate and fascinating drama by Tom Stoppard (Arcadia, The Real Thing) follows free-spirited English poet Flora Crewe on her travels through India in the 1930s, where her intricate relationship with an Indian artist unfurls against the backdrop of a country seeking its independence. Fifty years later, in 1980s England, her younger sister Eleanor tries to preserve the legacy of Flora’s controversial career. Little by little, Flora’s mysterious past is revealed, as is the surprising story of two people whose connection lives on through art. Indian Ink is an evocative portrait of love and loss while crossing cultural divides and a quest for divine sensuality.
Contains nudity.
INDIAN INK Cast
Flora Crewe……………………… Caitlin Frances
Nirad Das…………………………..Dhiraj Khanna
Eleanor Swan……………………. Betty Campbell
Nell/Englishwoman…………….Hannah Ruwe
Eldon Pike…………………………..Scott Ward Abernethy
Anish Das……………………………Monish Gangwani
David Durance………………….. Frank Lawler
Coomaraswami…………………. Bhushan Mehendale
Eric/Resident…………………….. Jonathan Shue
Rajah/Politician…………………..Jayant Bhopatkar
Dilip……………………………………. Gurvinder Pal Singh
Nazrul………………………………….Aniruddha Jahagirdar
Apsaras Dancers ………………..Nayab Bhat-Dwadasi, Gauri Kulkarni, Suma Mondal, Tanvee Kale, Naosheen Noor, Shruthi Nambi, Anita Iyer, Madhura Bhatawadekar, Pranjali Ganoo, Dorothy Phukan, Seema Shetty, Moumita Bhattacharya
Production Team
Director……………………………. Andrew McGinn
Co-Producer………………………Agastya Kohli
Set Designer……………………… Phillip Lienau
Costume Designer ……………..Candace Frank
Lighting Designer………………. Richard Schaefer
Sound Designer………………….Andrew McGinn
Props Designer…………………. Ashley Banker
Composer………………………… Srivani Jade
Choreographers ………………..Moumita Bhattacharya, Gauri Kulkarni
Asst. Sound Designer………… Julian Amrine
Stage Manager………………….Ann Lowe
Asst. Stage Manager………….John Clark
Dresser……………………………….Catherine Menkel-Lawrence
Production Manager………….Abigail Pishaw