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Choti Choti
Batain

Cast of "Choti Choti Batain" reading (April 2023), produced by Red Beti Theatre & Pleiades Theatre in association with Sawitri Theatre

We LOVED seeing you
at the New Play reading

Presented by Red Beti Theatre & Pleiades Theatre 

in association with SAWITRI Theatre 

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CHOTI CHOTI BATAIN

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A new play by SANSKRUTI MARATHE & DAVINDER MALHI

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(CAST pictured left to right, 1st row) 
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BECKY ABLACK, 

NAVTEJ SANHU,

SARABJEET ARORA,

with playwright SANSKRUTI MARATHE,
 our own RADHA S. MENON playing the lead, &
Sawitri Theatre lead JASMINE SAWANT, with
    Director SANJAY TALWAR, 
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(CAST pictured left to right, 2nd row)

DHANISH KUMAR CHINNIAH, with

Red Beti Artistic Producer ROSELYN KELADA-SEDRA, 

JIND SOHILA, &

SUPINDER WRAICH,

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with Red Beti sponsors 

  • Chirag Pillai, Mortgage Agent at Affinity Mortgage Solutions, &

  • Abhijit Mohare, SaveMax at Dreamhome Realty. 

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Thank you for sharing in the laughs & discussion. You’re vital to the creation process! Next read coming soon!

A BIG THANK YOU TO:
 

@pleiadestheatre and @sawitritheatre ​for bringing the reading of Choti Choti Batain to life with us!
 

Thank you to our sponsors

@realtor_abhijit_mohare and @chiragpillai

 

Thanks to the playwrights
@davinder.pdf and @sanskrutis_adaa
 

Presenting Partner: Pleiades Theatre

ANDREY TARASIUK - Artistic Producer

ASH KNIGHT - Artistic Producer, Designate

LAURYN SHERWOOD - Social Media Co-ordinator

LEON AUREUS - Graphic Designer

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PERSPECTIVES, POWER, and PRIVILEGE

Special Thanks to Red Beti Theatre sponsors for this event:

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  • Abhijit Mohare, Realtor, SaveMax at Dreamhome Realty

  • Chirag Pillai, Mortgage Agent at Affinity Mortgage Solutions

Thanks for
joining us!

We had a full house on April 16th, & we’re looking forward to the next read in Decolonise Your Ears! 

Red Beti Theatre
& Pleiades Theatre

in association with SAWITRI Theatre

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The playwrights’ love letter to South Asian mothers. This story takes place in Brampton, and as the death of their father brings a family to their knees, the mother of the household attempts to divorce her dead husband to find freedom again. Choti Choti Batain was inspired by the playwrights’ own experiences with the patriarchy in South Asian/Punjabi culture and the sacrifices immigrant families must make to survive. When writing this play, the playwrights asked:

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  • What does resilience look like for South Asian women?

  • How do Punjabi families relate

  • to the idea of "home"?

  • How can we find compassion for our families,

  • while also challenging them to expand their beliefs?  

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Part of PERSPECTIVES, POWER, and PRIVILEGE: Staged readings celebrating Pleiades Theatre's 25-year history & its future. 

CHOTI CHOTI BATAIN

Pictured: The cast of Choti Choti Batain during the reading and YOU, our treasured audience! We appreciate your support and hope that you come back for more. You were a wonderful audience on April 16th.

OUR CAST:​

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