Plays

If you are interested in reading and/or staging any of my plays, please contact me at vikram@naatak.org.

The Sixth Pillar

The Sixth Pillar 

The children of an Indian diplomat in San Francisco drift into Islamic radicalism. Inspired by real life events, the play follows their quest to discover the promised land, and their parents’ frantic efforts to reclaim them.

Language: Hindustani and English

Run time: 100 minutes

Premiere Staging: Naatak, July - Aug, 2022 (Campbell, CA).

The Not-So-Surgical Strike

The Sixth Pillar 

A terrorist cell awkwardly deals with the aftermath of the COVID pandemic.

Language: Hindustani

Run time: 25 minutes

Premiere Staging: Naatak, April - May, 2022 (Campbell, CA).

Star-Crossed Orbit

Star-Crossed Orbit 

An astronaut marooned in space finds that the only person on earth he can contact is a paraplegic girl.

Language: English

Run time: 60 minutes

Premiere Reading: Bangalore Little Theatre, Aug 2021.

Ultimate Breaking News!

Ultimate Breaking News! 

Four TV journalists are kidnapped and forced to star in a deadly reality show.

Language: English

Run time: 60 minutes

Premiere Staging: Naatak, Oct 3 - Oct 7, 2020.

The Confession

The Confession 

Inspired by real-life events in 2018, The Confession examines the boundaries of forbidden consensual and non-consensual desire, set against the backdrop of the Syro-Malabar Church in Southern India.

Language: English

Run time: 25 minutes

Premiere Staging: Naatak, Nov 2019.

Tolaypeyshi (The Telephone)

The Telephone 

A Tamil adaptation of Murray Schisgal's Extensions. Two stars past their prime crave for their erstwhile fame to return, or do they?

Language: Tamil

Run time: 25 minutes

Premiere Staging: Naatak, Nov 2018.