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'Death by evam'
 'Death
by evam',
is an adaptation of Woody Allen's play 'Death', and when
co-scripted with evam
it lends itself into becoming a Thriller Comedy, the perfect
recipe for wholesome entertainment. Richly garnished with
mystery, intrigue and mayhem, the basic ingredient of comedy is
tossed with love and romance, and served with a secret portion
of Joie-De- Vivre (Joy of Life).
Through this
exciting play, evam
explores the meaning and importance of death and in turn Life-
our life, with its dreams and failures, loves and betrayals,
highs and lows, friends and foes.. all of whom we sometimes take
for granted... True isn't it? In this mundane existence of 9-5
jobs and partying, who wants to take a break and think about the
lives we lead, or of death... and when we do think of death..
isn't it always in future tense.. and not in the present?
But that may
not be true, isn't it? Death is not a big glamorous dramatic
event you can plan for, it doesn't have a face or footsteps or a
soul - it's just a factual end which can happen to anyone
anytime anywhere... but what we do have in hand right now is
this moment, a moment... to savour, a dream... to achieve, a
promise... to keep, a love... to acknowledge, a life... to live!
So do it now,
and don't wait for tomorrow because life is in today's seconds-
not in tomorrow's years...
'Death by evam'
explores the one night adventure of a comb salesman - Richard
Kleinman who is woken up from his deep sleep at 0230 hrs in the
wee hours by his office colleagues only to drive him out of his
house, the purpose - to be on a vigilante committee to catch a
maniac who's on the loose in a mad cap city. The play traces
this one night in the life of Kleinman, his encounters with
various interesting people from different walks of life, their
interpretations and theories on death and hence life! The play
brings about the absurd humour of one man's plight amidst a city
plagued with mystery, confusion and chaos. Amidst all this the
mystery remains - who kills whom, and who is the Maniac....
The performance
is backed by a 40-member team (23 people on stage and another 20
members in the crew, backstage and marketing teams). This team
was formed out of the 'evam
mega talent hunt auditions' which were conducted in March 2004
where more than 300 persons, young and old had auditioned. It
has taken the expertise of many professionals from varied fields
to come together to put this spectacle on stage in Chennai.
Last
year, evam performed three mega stage productions- 'ART by evam',
'Python Hyssssteria by evam' and 'Love Letters by evam' to
packed houses and this year promises to be bigger and better
entertainment starting with contests, promotions and excitement
leading to seven shows of 'Death by evam' to be followed by
three more mega stage entertainers in Chennai.
The dates of
the performance are June 11-13, and June 25-27 at the Sivagami
Pethachi auditorium, Alwarpet at 1930 hrs. There will also be a
special show on June 27 at 1430 hrs.
RR
Published on 6th
June 2004
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