We had decided to catch this play yesterday at Rangashankara and considering I always saw plays on weekdays I was not prepared for the rush that happens on sundays… Swetha and I arrived to the theater about an hour before the play and realized that we had very little chances of getting the tickets. They were only giving tickets to ppl who had booked earlier and we put down our name in the waiting list in case someone cancelled or did not show up… About 30 min later we waited in bated breath for our name to be called, many had not showed up to collect their tickets. We were one of the last to get the tickets and boy was the tension worth it :P.
The play was arguably one of the best plays I hv ever seen. “Chapter Two” was produced by Evam and is the story of Two people one a recent widower and the other a recent divorcee who find love “again”.
The brilliance of the play was not just the acting which was flawless(so good it attracted a standing ovation after the performance) it was the innovation and the magic they created… There were parts where they used a member carefully placed in the audience to shot timelines(things like “2 weeks later” etc.). The sudden darkness on the stage and the spotlight switching to the member in the audience was clearly applauded.
The story goes thru the stressing phase of finding a date and having one less disastrous than the previous and then the part of courting and perils of a wedding… The two lead char are “matched” thanks to a concerned brother and friend who cant see their loved one alone. The phone calls which play and intriguing part of the play are well enacted and leave little of doubt on what is happening…
The actors were truly in a class of their own in dialog delivery and their stage presence was truly ominous. The set looked brilliant and the music was simply perfect.
All in all this was one play I would hv hated to miss… Thank god we got the tickets…
Official website of Evam Their Blog
Hemanth’s review of the play: Chapter Two