Spect-Actors of the Dust and Debris: A Play
Spect-Actors of the Dust and Debris: A Play Posted on 4th June, 2025 (GMT 21:51 hrs) ABSTRACT The play, perhaps set in a dystopian, satirical India, employs a fluid theatre troupe in Khalasi Tola to present a radicalized performance that critiques and “plays out” systemic corruption, authoritarianism, and social injustice. Drawing primarily on Brecht’s alienation effect and Boal’s Legislative Theatre, it thematically intertwines real-world issues—such as the DHFL scam, the 2002 Gujarat riots, Adani-Ambani cronyism, and pseudo-science—with activated characters that blur the lines between fact and fiction, engaging interactive spect-actors in the process. Characters : Václav Havel, Jerzy Grotowski, Badal Sircar, Augusto Boal, Circomedia (a wiry, acrobatic sprite), Utpal Dutt, Bertolt Brecht, Paulo Freire, Konstantin Stanislavski , Lauren Gunderson , Shyam Rangeela as Narendra Modi, Karan Thapar, Spect-Actors Dress Code: All characters wear black j...