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Geeta Citygirl Chopra, Mahira Kakkar, Gita Reddy, Rachid Sabitri et al. Set for Old Globe’s Rafta, Rafta

Rachid Sabitri and Mahira Kakkar in Rafta, Rafta...
(© J. Katarzyna Woronowicz)
Rachid Sabitri and Mahira Kakkar in Rafta, Rafta…
(© J. Katarzyna Woronowicz)

The Old Globe Theater in San Diego has announced complete cast and creative team for Ayub Khan-Din’s Olivier Award-winning comedy, Rafta, Rafta…, based on All in Good Time by Bill Naughton. Jonathan Silverstein will direct the production, which will run March 19 – April 24, with an opening on March 24.

The play takes a look at the generational divide on sex and marriage within a close-knit Indian family living in England, as a pair of newlyweds move in with the groom’s family.

The cast will feature Shalin Agarwal (Etash Tailor), Ranjit Chowdhry (Eeshwar Dutt), Geeta Citygirl Chopra (Lopa Dutt), Amir Darvish (Jivaj Bhatt), Nasser Faris (Laxman Patel), Ariya Ghahramani (Jai Dutt), Mahira Kakkar (Vina Patel), Caralyn Kozlowski (Molly Bhatt), Gita Reddy (Lata Patel), and Rachid Sabitri (Atul Dutt).

The creative team will include Alexander Dodge (scenic design), Christal Weatherly (costume design), Lap Chi Chu (lighting design), and Paul Peterson (sound design).

For tickets and more information, click here.