Seeking Fair and Lovely : Rishtas and Rasas at The Tank

’Seeking Fair and Lovely : Rishtas and Rasas’ is a one-act play that takes place in a matchmaking office in Portland. Told through a style inspired by classical Sanskrit drama, the play showcases each scene based on a particular emotion, that helps drive the story forward. 

’Seeking Fair and Lovely’ asks first generation Indian-Americans; “How do we participate in the oppression of those in our own communities?”, “How do we pass on what we have been conditioned to believe to our children?”, and “What will it cost to break free of these cruel, centuries-long ideologies?”.