Theatre troupe Desh Natak is scheduled to stage three shows of its 25th production ‘Paro’ at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
Written and directed by playwright-director Masum Reza, the theatre troupe will stage ‘Paro’ at the venue today.
The troupe is scheduled to stage the second and third shows of the play at the same venue on Sunday and Tuesday.
Revolving around a woman named Paromita, who shares her bitter experiences in life with the audience, the play depicts the character’s yearning to stand out against gender norms, but she is urged by her inner self to accept her situation as a woman in society.
Paromita works in an office. Her boss wants to kiss the tattoo on her shoulder. She leaves the office and asks her husband Rafi to take action against the boss.
But, Paromita’s husband tells her to accept the situation.
She cannot accept her husband’s choice and leaves him. Paromita’s inner self starts telling her to make a compromise but she refuses to accept the situation. As a result, a conflict develops between Paromita and her inner self.
After leaving her husband, Paromita rents a house and starts living alone. The house owner ridicules her after she buys a scooter. He orders her to sell the scooter or leave the house. He also verbally abuses her considering her as a mere sex object, which reminds her that she was molested by her uncle during her childhood and the play moves forward.
Sushama Sarker has portrayed the character of Paromita in the play.
‘The play contains seven characters, and I have portrayed all the characters in the production. I the hope audience will enjoy the play,’ Sushama Sarker told ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ·.
Nasirul Huq Khokon and Faruk Khan Titu designed the stage lighting, Bonna Mirza designed costume and Ashim Kumar Natta designed background music, among others, in the play.
