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Pleiades Theatre and Red Beti Theatre

in association with SAWITRI Theatre present a public reading of

CHOTI CHOTI BATAIN

The playwrights’ love letter to South Asian mothers. This story takes place in Brampton, and as the death of their father brings a family to their knees, the mother of the household attempts to divorce her dead husband to find freedom again. choti choti batain was inspired by the playwrights’ own experiences with the patriarchy in South Asian/Punjabi culture and the sacrifices immigrant families must make to survive. When writing this play, the playwrights asked:

What does resilience look like for South Asian women?

How do Punjabi families relate to the idea of "home"?

How can we find compassion for our families, while also challenging them to expand their beliefs?  

Part of

PERSPECTIVES, POWER, and PRIVILEGE: Staged readings celebrating Pleiades Theatre's 25-year history & its future. 

Join us for some thought-provoking entertainment and some food in the form of wrapped snack boxes. 

$5, $10, $20 PWYC (general seating)

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in association with

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Pleiades Theatre acknowledges the generous support of our donors, the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation, The Norman and Margaret Jewison Charitable Foundation, The McLean Foundationand our Season Sponsor BMO.

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Playwright

Sanskruti Marathe

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Mummy

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Radha S. Menon

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Tayee

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Jasmine Sawant

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Playwright

Davinder Malhi

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Jaspinder

Navtej Sandhu

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Chachi

Jind Sohila

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Mentor

Jiv Parasram

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Meena

Supinder Wraich

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Director

Sanjay Talwar

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Gurvir

Dhanish Kumar Chinniah

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Chacha, Daddy

Sarabjeet Arora

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Muni

Rebecca Ablack

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Chacha, Suraj, Daddy (Workshop)

Vijay Mehta

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Jaspinder (Workshop)

Sarena Parmar

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Mummy (Workshop)

Ronica Sajnani

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Chacha, Daddy (Workshop)

Sugith Varughese

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Artistic Producer

Andrey Tarasiuk

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Artistic Producer - Designate

Ash Knight

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Social Media

Lauryn Sherwood

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