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SHARING 1ST AND 2ND GENERATION CANADIAN STORIES
Pleiades Theatre
Proudly Presents The World Premiere of
THE ROOF IS LEAKING
ਛੱਤ ਚੋਂਦੀ ਹੈ
“A love letter to South Asian mothers,”
exploring the quiet endurance and unspoken sacrifices of Punjabi/South Asian women that hold their families together. The characters in the story grapple with duty, love, the weight of tradition, and what it means to truly see your family.
The Roof is Leaking ਛੱਤ ਚੋਂਦੀ ਹੈ opens in the home of a middle-class Canadian-Punjabi family in Brampton, Ontario. When their father's death brings the family to its knees, the mother of the household attempts to divorce her dead husband to recapture her personal freedom.
When writing this play, the playwrights asked:
How much can we truly ask of our mothers?
What do Punjabi families give up in order to uphold tradition?
And what must we break to create freedom for ourselves and each other?
Part of
Pleiades Theatre's 2024/25 Season
FRAGMENTATION: Part 2
Join us for some comedy and thought-provoking entertainment
PWYC (general seating) with a $10 minimum
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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.
Playwright
Davinder Malhi
Playwright
Sanskruti Marathe
Director and Dramaturg
Ash Knight
Mummy Sandeep
Dharini Woollcombe
Jaspinder and Dramaturg
Sarena Parmar
Meena
Tia Sandhu
Gurvir
Harry Gill
Chacha Arjun
Sarabjeet Arora
Lighting Designer
Simran Kapoor
Chachi Kiran
Kiran Kaur
Sound Designer
Gurpreet Chana
Munni
Harit Sohal
Set & Props Designer
Jackie Chau
Tayee Sukhminder
Harpreet Sehmbi
Costume Designer
Des'ree Gray
Fight Director
Siobhan Richardson
Stage Manager
Jennifer Stobart
Publicist
Katie Saunoris / KSPR