A contemporary theatre festival, ‘Jashn Sahwan Ka’ is all set to commence at National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) later this week. Opening on July 11 with a play called Light Out, the festival will run till August 4 and will feature four theatre plays in total. Each play will be performed on four consecutive days every weekend during the total course of the event.
A major highlight of these plays is that they will feature a new generation of artists including actors, directors and writers while the themes tackled in these productions are also relevant to present times.
The four plays include Light Out (July 11 – July 14), directed by Fawad Khan, that is more of mystery thriller and will keep viewers engaged till the end. Next in line is a play called Heer (July 18 – July 21), a modern interpretation of Heer, which has been directed by Zain Ahmed and retells the iconic love story from a feminist perspective. It was performed at NAPA earlier this year and generated rave reviews. The other two plays include Dead End (July 25 – July 28) by Sunil Shankar and Pooja (Aug 1 – Aug 4) by Uzma Sabeen. The former is an adaptation of David Mamet’s masterpiece Glengarry Glenn Ross and revolves around real estate agents who are trying to survive in a brutal, competitive and dishonest market while Pooja is a musical love story with a twist.
‘Jashn Sahwan Ka’ aims to promote creative expression in the performing arts and nurture a society that respects and supports artistic expression – a mission NAPA is working on for years.
