Chasing my Mamet Duck

The Duck for Mamet’s characters was a metaphor for their longings, failings, happiness, loss and their lives. It is all that they are as well as all that they could be, and could have been.

For us the Duck is pretty much that – a search for what is and what could be, both in form and personal meaning. With form we push the boundaries of Theatre with the creation of Trans-Theatre, a theatre that transcends the stage in space and in feeling, bringing together everything from Live Exhibits that urge an audience to react, to creative impulses provided by the audiences, and even Audiences connecting with each other through Social transactions, beyond the usual bringing down of the Fourth wall – this is a new socialization process urging an audience to invest and therefore take something back for themselves.

With meaning, Chasing the Mamet Duck is creating the perfect spot in this world for us, and hence for the world around – welcome to this search…

Evam (Chennai)

Directed by: Karthik Kumar

Adapted from: David Mamet’s Duck Variations & the artistic works of the Collaborating Artists

Date: August 6, 2011

Duration: 80 Mins

About the group

‘evam’ entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Is an entertainment entrepreneurship with ‘happiness’ as its core offering , the core medium being 'theatre'. Founded in 2003 by two 26-year-old graduates from Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA) – Sunil Vishnu K. And Karthik Kumar. Evam has done 24 plays, 400 plus shows, and has performed across in various cities in India as well as in Bangkok.

Directors quote

“Every artistic festival must celebrate and yet challenge – we hope this one, both the festival and our creation for the festival – chasing the mamet duck – has this in generous measure.” - Karthik Kumar

Cast

T.M. Karthik Srinivasan

Yudhishthir Rana

Anil Srinivasan

Anisha Sarah Varghese

Karthik Kumar

Credits

Director: Karthik Kumar

Assistant Director: Amrutha Varshini

Music: Anil Srinivasan

Art & Set direction: Anisha Sarah Varghese

Technical Director: Vijay Saravanan

Visuals Support: Nitin & Vignesh

Executive Producer: Samyutha

Assistant Director: Amrutha Varshini