ON STAGE ONLY UNTIL MARCH 27, 2016 // Buy Tickets: http://tinyurl.com/h7ool3l "Life isn't easy Chaya... but you have to believe in it." PYAASA - Written & Performed by Anusree Roy A remount of the sold-out 2008 TPM hit with the original creative team, presented as part of the TPM 50th Anniversary Celebration Series. March 3-27, 2016 Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace “The play is more timely than ever. But it’s Roy’s performance that makes this a must-see. She really is a gift.” - NOW Magazine “[Roy’s performance] reels you right in, into another body’s senses” in this “powerful, honest and hard one-woman show.” - The Globe and Mail Set in Calcutta, Pyaasa (meaning “thirsty” in Hindi) tells the story of Chaya, an eleven-year-old untouchable who dreams of nothing more than learning her times table. When Chaya’s mother begs a woman from a higher caste to give Chaya a job at a local tea stall, Chaya’s journey from childhood to adulthood begins and ends over ten days. A moving and heartfelt play, Pyaasa illustrates with subtlety and nuanced truth the inequalities and injustices that persist through the Indian caste system. But it also speaks to us about the inequalities and injustices that are all around us here in our own community. Anusree Roy is a Resident Playwright with Theatre Passe Muraille. Music Featured: "The Rain"