Yoga Play

Credits

By : Dipika Guha

Directed by : Melissa Crespo

Co-produced with : Geva Theatre Center

January 19 - February 20, 2022

"...sharp satire and winning performances make it a welcome break from our winter of uncertainty ... the ensemble handles the comedy to dizzying effect." - Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard

"...a comic goldmine... sharply directed by Melissa Crespo ... excessively farcical mayhem is the heart of the humor. 'Yoga Play' succeeds as a comical tour de force of contraries." - Ithaca Times

Description

Joan has a big problem. Recently named CEO of athletic-wear giant Jojomon—think high end brand that’s part 60s one-hit wonder and part citrus fruit—she even more recently learned that a BBC investigative team is about to expose her Bangladeshi manufacturer of lavender scented yoga pants as an exploiter of child labor. Suddenly, Jojomon’s family of customers is all atwitter with accusations of inauthenticity. Only one solution will do—find a reclusive and revered yogi to serve as a spokesman and restore the company’s all-important claim to authenticity. They find him all right.
The rest is two hours of a delightfully satirical comedy by Dipika Guha, a talent to watch and recipient of a Venturous Playwright Fellowship by The Lark.

Approximate run time: 2 hours, 15 minutes (includes a 15 minute intermission)

Virtual Access

Yoga Play will be available for video on demand January 31 – February 20. Access is $30 and includes a 48-hour window for viewing once “Start Watching” is clicked.

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EVENTS

M&T BANK PAY-WHAT-YOU-WILL PERFORMANCE

January 19 at 7:30 PM

There will be 76 tickets available for whatever price patrons wish to pay. Pay-what-you-will tickets must be claimed in person at the Box Office or by phone on the day of the performance, subject to availability. The Box Office opens at 10 a.m. and will remain open until the start of the show. There is a limit of four tickets per person.

PROLOGUE

January 23 at 1:00 PM

A pre-show discussion with Syracuse Stage artistic director Robert Hupp one hour prior to curtain. Prologues will be held in the Archbold Theatre.

ACTOR TALKBACK

January 23

A Q&A session with the actors following the 7:30 p.m. performance. The talkback will be held in the Archbold Theatre.

VIRTUAL WEDNESDAY @ 1

January 26 – February 20

Enjoy a virtual lecture Truth, Authenticity and Yoga from Christian DuComb, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the theater department at Colgate University, and author of the book Haunted City: Three Centuries of Racial Impersonation in Philadelphia. The talk offers a brief history of how yoga became so popular in the U.S. as a way to contextualize the ethical questions about truth and authenticity at the heart of Yoga Play. The lecture is hosted by Resident Playwright Kyle Bass.

INSIDE THE KILROYS LIST

Dedicated to addressing gender inequity in American theater, the Kilroys theater collective has generated more than 100 professional productions of works by female, transgender and/or non-binary playwrights since 2014. Kelundra Smith moderates a panel with Yoga Play playwright Dipika Guha, Yoga Play director Melissa Crespo, playwright Hilary Bettis and Kilroys co-founder Joy Meads. Pre-registration is required. The event is co-hosted by the Newhouse Goldring Arts Journalism Program, Syracuse University Humanities Center and Syracuse Stage.

PROLOGUE

January 29 at 1:00 PM

A pre-show discussion with Syracuse Stage artistic director Robert Hupp one hour prior to curtain. Prologues will be held in the Archbold Theatre.

PROLOGUE

February 3 at 6:30 PM

A pre-show discussion with Syracuse Stage artistic director Robert Hupp one hour prior to curtain. Prologues will be held in the Archbold Theatre.

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