Park Avenue Armory to Host north American Premiere of Ariane mnouchkine’s Epic New Work, A Room in India
New York, NY – The Park Avenue Armory will present the North American premiere of A Room in India, the latest production from renowned French theater director Ariane Mnouchkine and her company, Théâtre du Soleil. Following a celebrated 2009 engagement with The Ephemerals, Mnouchkine returns with this landmark work, which follows a French theater troupe unexpectedly stranded in India amidst global upheaval.
Performed by a cast of 35 multinational actors, A Room in India is a sweeping, multi-lingual production that blends Eastern and Western theatrical traditions, including a special performance of Terukkuttu, a conventional South Indian theater form. The play directly addresses critical contemporary issues-terrorism, religious extremism, climate change, and gender equality-and ultimately serves as both a testament to the unifying power of theater and an investigation into articulating the complexities of a chaotic world.
Performances will be held on select evenings at 7:00pm. The performance is approximately 3 hours and 35 minutes long, including a 20-minute intermission. The production will be performed in French, English, Tamil, Arabic, Japanese, and Russian, with English supertitles provided throughout.
