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Tribeca Performing Arts Center presents
Tea With Chachaji
Saturday, January 30, 2010 through Wednesday, February 03, 2010
a Making Books Sing, Inc. production
Length: 1 hr 00 mins
Intermission: None
Seating: General Admission
You choose your seats when you get to the theater.
Book and Lyrics by Gwynne Watkins
Music by Denver Casado
Based on the book, "Chachaji's Cup" by Uma Krishnaswami with illustrations by Soumya Sitaraman. Published 2004 by Children's Book Press.
Directed by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj
Chachaji, 10-year-old Neel’s great uncle, sips chai as he shares Hindu myths with Neel and his Indian-born mother. But, the greatest story of all is found in Chachaji’s teacup. This precious heirloom migrated with young Chachaji and his mother from Pakistan to India after the Partition of 1947. As they walked many miles, she swore to her son, “If this fragile cup can make it without breaking, so can we.”
As Neel grows older and busier, so grows the distance between Indian tradition and his American life. Then, after carelessly breaking Chachaji’s cup, the young teen must repair this symbol of survival and his relationship with his great-uncle. In doing so, he learns to value family and heritage.
Based on the book Chachaji’s Cup by Uma Krishnaswami, this beautifully staged Off-Broadway production features award-winning talent and live music played on authentic Indian instruments.
Ages: 8+
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