Sakharam Binder

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The Play Company presents the American premiere of renowned Indian playwright Vijay Tendulkar's Sakharam Binder, directed by Maria Mileaf. Translation by Kumud Mehta & Shanta Gokhale.

This play centers on Sakharam, a bookbinder in a small town in India, who takes in a succession of women who have been cast out of their homes by their husbands. In exchange for domestic services and companionship, he offers them food, shelter and living essentials. Brahmin by birth, Sakharam fiercely opposes the hypocrisy he sees in the institution of marriage and practices an alternative arrangement in his home. Though he takes great pride in the forthright nature of his systematic unions, he and the women ultimately find themselves overpowered by the potent and sometimes violent force of sexuality. This landmark play by one of India's most eminent writers was banned after it debuted in 1974, as it explores the darkest corners of human nature. This production is the centerpiece of the New York's current Tendulkar Festival sponsored by the Indo-American Arts Council.