The Rainbow Room

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A poignant, fictional comedy/drama inspired by a series of harrowing, real life events endured by its author/director Sara Kumar during her 2008 encounter with Myxedema Madness (a condition caused by "extreme" hypothyroidism which mimics schizophrenia.) "Kundana", the heroine of the play, moves to Los Angeles against her parent's advice with high hopes of becoming a screenwriter. Kundana humorously juggles her new career aspirations with three different love interests until an unexpected turn of events send her Hollywood dreams up in smoke. Forced to re-examine her decisions, Kundana learns that the people she was running away from may be the very people she needs the most.

The psychological breakdowns in the play are depicted through dialogue, music, and dance. All of the music presented in the play are original pieces composed by a group of Paragon Arts musicians. At the end of the play, the entire set is transformed into a colorful art display, which incorporates the poetry of Sara Kumar's aunt (who has schizophrenia), and the artistic work of residents at Bonnie's Guest House, a half-way home in Pasadena for the mentally ill and disabled where Sara Kumar now volunteers weekly.