Darshan
Mann, Amrit Mann in Sharbati
Sharbati, a full length
Punjabi play had been staged more than 30 times before it was performed in
Richmond's Gateway theater in 1989 in British Columbia, Canada. I wrote and
directed the first scene of the Canadian production and acted in it. The play
was performed by Indo-Canadian actors except Mohan Baggan.
The play questions some of our deep rooted social
traditions. Should a woman accept forever an impotent husband, accept
blame and battering and be a "faithful and well behaved wife? Or she should
ruthlessly break the traditions and to satisfy her natural instincts? Sharbati
the main character of the play faces this dilemma.
