Registration for this event will open at 12 PM on Friday, April 4.
by Srujanee Mishra
Showtimes
Saturday, April 26 @ 8 PM
Sunday, April 27 @ 3:30 PM
Sunday, April 27 @ 8 PM
Sharvani postpones her looming graduation and arranged marriage by returning to her ancestral village under the guise of thesis research. Guided by the ghost of India’s youngest freedom fighter, Sharvani becomes the letter-writing scribe for the village women, whose comedic, heartfelt tales reveal the subjective and contradictory nature of what it means to be independent.
About the Playwright
SRUJANEE MISHRA (she/her/hers) is a playwright and poet from India. She has an undergraduate degree in Economics and Theatre Studies from the University of Glasgow. She has worked at the intersection of economics and theatre, using insights from development surveys and projects to write and perform plays for social change in rural Odisha. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University.
About the New Plays Festival
Columbia University School of the Arts presents a festival of new plays written by the 2025 Columbia MFA Playwriting Cohort. The esteemed faculty who nurtured these students, including Tony©, Pulitzer, and Obie Award winners, such as Lynn Nottage, Rogelio Martinez, Blair Singer, Noelle Vinas, Charles L. Mee, Michael Korie, David Auburn, and David Henry Hwang invite everyone to experience these innovative new playwrights.
Organized by Leslie Ayvazian, Theatre.