This sequel to Pyaasa revisits the themes of motherhood and sacrifice in present-day India through the experience of Chaya, a lower caste Bengali woman.
By Shivani Nathoo /Feb 13, 2026
iPhoto caption: Table for Two (L) photo by Dahlia Katz, Blind Dates (R) photo by Jae Yang.
Both productions suggest that the most important love story is the one we’re all still writing: the journey of embracing ourselves and our experiences.
It’s in the moments of poignant ambiguity that Open Heart Surgery Theatre and Theatre Passe Muraille’s Erased really succeeds in firing up the audience’s imaginations, inviting us to try envisioning a better future.
By Ryan Borochovitz /Nov 25, 2024
iPhoto caption: Photo of Gary Reineke courtesy of Allegra Fulton.
Gary couldn’t abide a bad show. This was a man who looked imperiously down his nose. You knew judgment was surely there at the tip, and that it would not be forgiving. He couldn’t stand a bad actor.