A monthly play or musical discussion group devoted to exploring works by artists who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled, female/femme, and/or non-binary.
Our 2021 TRL “Instead of” series gives our community possible alternative pieces to stage or study instead of the typical canon.
June Thumbprint Reads & Listens:
Sankalpan by Lina Patel
Date: Monday, June 7th, 2021
Time: 7:30-9:00pm CST
(5:30-7:00 PST/6:30-8:00 MST/8:30-10:00 EST)
Price: FREE*
*this is a Community Event so it is free and open to all. However, if you would like to make a donation to help cover the costs of paying our actors & special guests, that would be greatly appreciated. Suggested Donation $5.
Synopsis: Exploring family, politics and the place of women against the backdrop of pre-Partition India and resonating through history Patel's story adapts Chekhov's Three Sisters, moves it from pre-revolutionary Russia and places it in India in 1905, as well as commenting on society today.
Instead of: Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov.
Play: Sankalpan is not available to purchase. Please contact us if you would like access to the script.
Discussion format: Actors will be reading scenes from the play and/or we will listen to select songs to kick off our discussion. This will provide a jumping off point as well as some context for people who are unable to read it ahead of time. The Thumbprint Team will be facilitating an open conversation where we hope that people will feel confident to bring their thoughts and experiences to the discussion. Additional materials will be provided to you in our Welcome Packet to dig in further to the study of this work, if you so choose to use them.
You do not need to have read the material beforehand to participate.