A SMALL HISTORY OF AMAL BY AMAL, AGE 7
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SYNOPSIS For Amal, a seven-year-old orphan in a public hospital in India, one day is the adventure of a lifetime. He meets a Sikh food service worker with dreams of Bollywood, a Hindu nurse with a penchant for writing letters, and a Muslim girl-genius fascinated by the macabre. He waits for his new guardian, a train conductor, to return for him so they can explore the city beyond. But when Mumbai's railways fall victim to a terrorist attack and the hospital struggles beyond capacity to treat the survivors, Amal gets lost in the shuffle. Now, it’ll take an explorer’s heart and a little Bollywood magic to defeat the god of death. TIME & PLACE A public hospital in Mumbai, India. July 11, 2006 - the historic day of the Mumbai train bombings CHARACTERS AMAL: m/f. Age 7. A young patient with the heart of an explorer. SUDA: f. "7-and-three-quarters." Amal's first crush. A Muslim girl from a slum of Mumbai. UNCLE: m. Amal's guardian. An agnostic train conductor who thrives on routine. RISHI: m. Amal's friend. A Sikh food service worker with dreams of Bollywood. DOCTOR: m. Amal's nemesis. Doubles as the Bird of Death. NURSE: f. Amal's ally. A Hindu woman from the city. Doubles as Amal's Mother. |
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"Adventure lurks around every corner. The squirrel outside is a secret messenger. The food-cart guy is a budding Bollywood star. The world is whatever Amal wants it to be, and Lindsay Joelle’s lyrical new play shapeshifts to accommodate his fancy." - CityArts
"Highly intimate in staging, and with a tenderness that permeates... Human in a time humanity is sorely needed." - Seattlegayscene.com
"Highly intimate in staging, and with a tenderness that permeates... Human in a time humanity is sorely needed." - Seattlegayscene.com
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