Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 25: Natrang presented a new devised play “Society Cool, Man Fool” which was collectively devised by 30 new actors of Natrang’s one week workshop.
The play was designed and directed by Aarushi Thakur Rana, who is a UK based Indian-Origin actor and director. Aarushi has over ten magnificent directorial ventures to her credit and each production is different from the other in terms of its content and form.
This new play is a reflection of today’s society and the evils surrounding us. Every time the issues of women rights are raised, there is an essence of portraying women as a victim and as someone who is weak and not strong enough to stand against the society. It’s high time we show women in a positive light and courageous enough to stand for their own rights. This play highlights such issues like why a liberal and modern girl is judged by the society for the clothes she wears and the people she speaks to.
This play also raises another major issue where men are judged by the society for not being masculine enough. Just like women are judged for not being lady-like, the men also fall prey to the stereotypes. A man is expected to be strong and violent which is not only unreasonable but puts a pressure on men to be aggressive and abusive. This creates a hostile environment in the society.
The participants include Meenakshi Bhagat, Ashley Mehta, Gauri Thakur, Aarti Devi, Shivam Singh, Abhee Bargotra, Brijesh Avtar Sharma, Manoj Kumar Lalotra, Ajay Kumar Lalotra, Sanket Bhagat, Sushant Singh, Shivam Dutta, Arun Kumar, Iftikar Mughal, Toyab Hussain, Shivam Sharma, Akash Bhat, Chahat Katiyal, Rahul Gupta, Goutam Sharma, Simranjeet Singh, Shivam Sharma, Ashish Thakur and Kushal Sharma.
The lights of the play were executed by Gautam Kumar whereas Bhisham Gupta rendered the music of the play. The show was coordinated by Neeraj Kant.
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