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The Indian god, Ganesha
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Dear Friends,
A few days ago, Girish Karnad, our playwright for Mistake of the Goddess, sent us a lovely note that we wanted to share with you:
All my dear friends of The Rogue Theatre,
Today, the 8th of September, is being celebrated over the whole of South India as the festival of Ganesha, the elephant-headed God.
In the morning, the men of the family would have gone to the market with the children and bought a clay image of the god--a miniature if the family needs to economize, but one around two feet in height if in reasonably comfortable circumstance. The god would have been brought home and installed in an altar specially constructed and decorated by the ladies of the house, and ritually worshiped. In the evening, neighbours will visit each other's houses to exchange sweets, see and admire the decorated altars, and bless each other's children.
On the fifth day from today, the idol will again be taken out in a procession by the men and children and immersed in a lake or the river or the sea, whatever is conveniently available, where the idol will melt away into the elements, to come together again next year.
This year, however, the millions of Ganeshas immersed on the 12th will do something different. They will come together on the other side of the globe in Tucson, Arizona, to set in motion and energize the Rogue Theatre's production of the
Mistake of the Goddess (Hayavadana).
 | | Girish Karnad |
Your timing is perfect. So, I am sure,
will be the shows.
With fondest regards,
Girish
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The Rogue Theatre
presents
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Ryan Parker Knox and Marissa Garcia
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MISTAKE OF THE GODDESS
by Girish Karnad
Directed by Joseph McGrath
Musical Direction by Paul Amiel
September 12 - 29, 2013
Thursday-Saturday 7:30 P.M.,
Sunday 2:00 P.M.
plus a Saturday 2:00 P.M. matinee on
September 28, 2013
Through jealousy and devotion, two men, in love with the same woman, behead themselves in a temple. The goddess Kali brings them back to life, but with the heads interchanged. The question becomes: who is the woman's husband and who is the lover?
PRODUCTION SPONSORS
Nils and Ann Hasselmo
ACTOR & MUSIC SPONSORS
Anonymous, Lillian Fisher, Dan Gilmore & JoAn Forehand,
GBL Family Fund, John and Pat Hemann, Pam Shack, Katherine Smith,
and John & Diane Wilson
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$22 for preview performances (Sept. 12-14)
Please note that our three discount nights are on the first weekend this year instead of Thursdays.
$32 for regular performances (Sept. 15-29)
Students with valid ID: $15 rush 15 minutes before curtain
Please note: Sunday, September 15 is sold out.
A musical pre-show of live music will begin
fifteen minutes prior to every performance.
Reservations are encouraged for all performances.
Free parking is available in our lot off Herbert Avenue
(the alley just east of the theatre).
or call 520-551-2053
The cast of MISTAKE OF THE GODDESS includes:
Paul Amiel, Matt Bowdren, Patty Gallagher, Marissa Garcia, David Greenwood, Jenny Hijazi, Ryan Parker Knox, Cynthia Meier, Gabriel Morales, David Morden, Eric Schoon and Anton Shekerjiev
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The Rogue Theatre's mission is to create the highest quality theatre possible;
challenging, stretching, and invigorating our community.
We emphasize
LANGUAGE by placing primary value on quality language and literature;
ENSEMBLE by developing performers who seek continuous improvement and creating an academy for training ourselves and emerging theatre artists;
CHALLENGING IDEAS by presenting plays which offer complex and provocative points of view
related to important social, political, and personal issues.
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