Bollywood Basement Boutique going from Page to Stage!

Tue. Feb. 23, 2021

Dr. Sharanpal Ruprai’s Bollywood Basement Boutique has been chosen from over 50 submissions as one of three plays for Theatre Calgary’s Page to Stage New Works Festival in its inaugural year. Congratulations Dr. Ruprai!

Each of the three plays selected will receive a week-long workshop followed by a public online reading over Zoom. Tickets are $10 per play, or $25 for all three shows.

About Bollywood Basement Boutique

In this hilarious family drama, Nimm is trying to be a good Punjabi daughter, but her body does not fit into all the wedding outfits her widowed Mum demands for her while she plans both of her daughters’ weddings. Priya runs a successful clothing boutique with her son Ravi, from their basement. Ravi, a drag performer at night, has his own ideas of running a business, and they create their own clothes from the discarded or unsold items from their mother’s store. Meanwhile, Ravi and Nimm hatch a plan to bring Jas, Ravi’s lover from India to Canada. Bollywood Basement Boutique is anchored in identity, multiculturalism, and the impact of religious symbols that inform our understanding of our communities, influence our world, and how we shape ourselves.

Online Reading – Saturday, March 20, 3:00pm MT (4:00pm CT)