ABCD (American Born Confused Desi) show poster

ABCD (American Born Confused Desi) at Greenway Court Theater

Dates: (11/11/2023 - 12/2/2023 )

Theatre:

Greenway Court Theater

544 North Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles,CA 90036

While preparing dinner, three generations of Indian women clash and comfort one another. Willow, a young academic, is eager to learn all that her Nani can teach her. Aditi, a divorced mom, finds herself stuck between an overbearing mother and a critical daughter. Nani, the family’s matriarch, must face Jersey City once again after having moved back to India. What will happen when loss, love, and longing are shared across the dinner table?

New play, ABCD, by emerging South Asian playwright Lily Abha Cratsley unpacks what it means to be an "American Born Confused Desi." ABCD unravels the relationships between a daughter, a mother, and a Nani as they reunite for the first time in years and navigate their dual identities. It is a deep dive into intergenerational trauma and the legacy of the real Indian hate group, the Dotbusters, that rose to prominence in New Jersey in the '80s. This play gives voice to the female perspective–the grace, the fire, the indignation, the sorrow, and ultimately the comforting joy that is felt by these women as they face each other and themselves.

ABCD (American Born Confused Desi) at Greenway Court Theater Schedule

Saturday November 11 (3pm and 7pm) Sunday November 12 (7pm) Saturday November 18 (3pm and 7pm) Sunday November 19 (7pm) Friday December 1 (7pm) Saturday December 2 (3pm and 7pm)

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Nikita chaudhry as ?Willow? and Suni M! as ?Nani? Photo by: Nick Graves

Suni M! as ?Nani? and Sonal Shah as ?Aditi? Photo by: Nick Graves

Show Extended for 3 more performances!

Announcing Extension! December 1 and 2! 3 More Shows! (Pictured: Suni M!, Photo by: Nick Graves)

Cast and Creative team for ABCD (American Born Confused Desi) at Greenway Court Theater

Cast

Nikita Chaudhry

Willow

Nikita Chaudhry (she/her) is an artist, activist, and educator currently based in Los Angeles. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, her work has expanded internationally from stage to screen. A graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts Drama program with a minor in Performance Studies and honors certificate in Theatre Studies (with her thesis, "Brownness & Belonging" on the representation of South Asian American women), Nikita is most passionate about projects that uplift underrepresented narratives, bridge socio-political gaps, and challenge the boundaries of storytelling, while collaborating with directly impacted community organizations and campaigns. Recent credits include: At the Gates (Picturehouse), Getaway (NBC), A Little Late with Lilly Singh (NBC),THE SITAYANA (East West Players), Powers New Voices (The Old Globe), Station 19 (ABC), Liza on Demand (YouTube). More at nikitachaudhry.com @nikita.chaudhry

Sonal Shah

Aditi

Sonal Shah (she/her) was last seen on stage in IAMA Theatre Company’s Untitled Baby Play, for which she received a Performance of The Year Scenie Award. Originally from Chicago, Sonal was one of the first Indian-American women in a major role on a network comedy (Scrubs.) An NBC Diversity Showcase alum with a Disney+ development deal, other credits include Four Samosas, The PTA, Superstore, New Girl, Young Sheldon, The High Note, Definition Please, Mira Royal Detective, The Powerpuff Girls, A Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre), Celestial Events (IAMA, Outstanding Ensemble in Comedy), Unopened (YPF), A Man Named River (IAMA). After earning a Theater degree from Loyola and graduating from Second City, she studied at The Moscow Art Theatre School at Harvard University, UCB, and JRS. She teaches at Art of Acting Conservatory and John Rosenfeld Studios. Forever grateful to her family! And thanks ABCD FAM! Insta @sonalshahofficial

Suni M!

Nani

Suni M! is a theater/film/performance artist, writer, cultural programs curator, interdisciplinary scholartist. Her most recent credits as a principal character include the short films Convenience (2016), Morning with Marty(2018), We Sinful Women (2021), Life Ongoing (2022). In 2023, short films she participated in - Your Love, How Do You Like Your Eggs?, Stalled, and Stitched are making the festival circuit. Forthcoming are Jazmine Flowers, and the series Twisted Doll, the feature comedy Stealing Pulp Fiction, and the podcast Tiger Mom 2.0. In 2022, she helped develop and played Baroness Olga in Schlitzie: Alive and Inside the Decaying Sideshow (2022), the dual roles of Basma/Kalama in Accidental Feminist (2022), and as Lori and Trudy in Patching Today with Yesterday’s Pieces. @sunimartist; YouTube @sunitamukhi6780; Sunita Mukhi IMDB

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