Sara Kumar

Shunya Theatre's production of THE JUNGLE BOOK will run from August 8th to August 17th at The Barn in Houston.

Shunya Theatre presents The Jungle Book, written by Rudyard Kipling, adapted for the stage by Stuart Paterson, and directed by Sunny Sinha and Sara Kumar.

Shunya Theatre's so nice, I interviewed them twice. Or rather, I interviewed them once and liked talking to the cast and crew so much that I decided to cut the interview into a four part series. In this installment, (numero uno) I talk to Directors Sara Kumar and Sunny Sinha. The partners in crime answer the question, 'How real is Shunya Theatre's production of THE JUNGLE BOOK?' Spoiler alert: It's really real. If you doubt their realness, take a look at Director Sunny Sinha's finger gun. He's not playing with y'all. Co-director (and Shunya Artistic Director) Sara Kumar's finger gun could use some work. So, it is entirely possible that she is playing with y'all. But I wouldn't risk it.

Shunya Theatre presents The Jungle Book, written by Rudyard Kipling, adapted for the stage by Stuart Paterson, and directed by Sunny Sinha and Sara Kumar.

Partition runs August 2 - 18, 2013 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, at 14 Pews (800 Aurora Street, Houston, TX 77009). Information and tickets are available at www.shunyatheatre.org. Tickets are $16 in advance • $20 at the door

'There are moments in life that jolt you off the steady path; slam you into deep, dark waters, and leave you hanging out to dry on a power line. As jarring and dehumanizing as these experiences can be, they provide us with the terrible but sometimes wonderful opportunity of choice. How we choose to emerge from these moments, define us as human beings. And, as artists, we can choose to repaint these ugly and painful scenes on bright, humorous, magical canvasses.' - Sara Kumar