Anchors
A ship from a distant land arrives at a new country, but the laws restrict the passengers from landing. Stranded in port for six weeks, the ship is without food or supplies.
The captain faces mutiny as he tries to mend his relationship with his son; the mixed-race immigration officer must prove his loyalty to the new country while navigating his married life; and a young couple, who scammed their way onto the ship, realize their dreams may not come true after all.
Loosely based on the Komagata Maru Incident, Anchors examines the notions of home, race, and identity in the face of shifting socio-political agendas.
Production Credits
Playwright – Abhimanyu Acharya
Director – Nicole Joy-Fraser*
Performers – Sharada Eswar, Brad Cook*
Movement Director – Chintan Shelat
Stage Manager – Nathalie Cocq
* The participation of these Artists are arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity
Association under the provisions of the Dance•Opera•Theatre Policy.
Production Details
About the Artist
Abhimanyu Acharya is a multilingual fiction writer, playwright, translator, and scholar. He is the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar, the Sanhita Manch Playwriting Award, and the Sahapedia-UNESCO Fellowship. He has been longlisted thrice for the TOTO Awards for creative writing in English, and his doctoral dissertation was nominated for the American Distinguished Dissertation Awards.
His plays have been performed in different cities across India, the US, and Canada, and his works have appeared in or are forthcoming in Identity Theory, Out of Print, Hakara, Usawa Literary Magazine, Gulmohar Quarterly, Reading Room, and Karvaan India amongst others. Based out of Ontario, Canada, he currently serves as the Assistant Artistic Director at SAWITRI Theatre and as the creative writing specialist at Kings University College.
He is the inaugural recipient of the Majdi Bou-Matar Bursary.
Production Tickets
Works-In-Progress Mini Festival – January 16-18, 2025 – The Registry Theatre
Take a sneak peek at some amazing new theatre pieces in-the-works!
We are presenting four shows in various stages of development at the Registry Theatre. From staged readings to workshop performances, come be part of the development of these works-in-progress.
Showtimes:
DOUBLE BILL: UNCIVILIZED & Anchors
Friday, January 17, 2025 – 7PM
Saturday, January 18, 2025 – 2PM (with ASL Interpretation)
Venue
The Registry Theatre – 122 Frederick St, Kitchener, ON