Winner of the Toronto Fringe’s 2015 New Play Contest, <i>Rukmini’s Gold </i>is about connections and moments of departure. An old Indian woman clutching her suitcase hobbles onto a deserted platform, distraught at missing her train. Set in stations around the world over 150 years, this heartwarming and amusing play tracks the passages of family and diaspora.
Initially presented as <i>Ghost Train Riders,</i> a short play, at the 2013 Hamilton Fringe Festival, the piece soon received development with Sasha Kovacs. Director Trilby James staged a reading in February in London, U.K, as part of Kali Theatre Talkback 2015. <i>Rukmini’s Gold</i> next pulls into Toronto’s Factory Theatre before returning to the Hamilton Fringe in Red Betty’s hometown.
Written by Radha S. Menon (finalist for the Woodward/Newman International Playwriting Prize and an honorable mention for the Herman Voaden Playwriting Contest) and directed by Wes Berger (Outstanding Direction from NOW Magazine for<i>The Naked Ballerina</i>), <i>Rukmini’s Gold </i>features a cast of eight actors who play nineteen roles from the South Asian diaspora over ninety minutes. Dora-winning designer Kelly Wolf costumes the different eras and settings.
<b>Red Betty Theatre</b> <i>in association with</i> <i>The Toronto Fringe Festival presents </i><b>Rukmini’s Gold</b>
Written by Radha S. Menon
Directed by Wes Berger
Featuring Brittany Miranda, Dia Frid, Ellora Patnaik, Maya Huliyappa-Menon, Rishma Malik, Tony Sciara, Vivek Hariharan and Sindhuri Nandhakumar
Stage Managed by Laura Lakatosh
Costume Design by Kelly Wolf
Opens <b>July 1</b> and runs to <b>July 12
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Factory Theatre Mainspace 125 Bathurst Street
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Performance Times</b>: (Run time 90 minutes)
Wednesday July 1 @ 8:15pm
Saturday July 4 @ 5:15pm
Monday July 6 @ 10:15pm
Tuesday July 7 @ 6:30pm
Wednesday July 8 @ 5:15pm
Friday July 10 @ 12:00pm
Sunday July 12 @ 7:00pm
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</b><b>Tickets:</b>
At-the-door tickets: $10
Advance tickets: $12
Tickets go on sale June 11th and can be purchased online (<a href="http://fringetoronto.com/">fringetoronto.com</a>), by phone (416-966-1062 ext 1), or in person during the festival.
<i>Please note there is absolutely no latecomer seating.</i>
<b>2015-06-15</b>
Rukmini’s Gold