A Preview of Bay Area Drama Company's adaptation of "A Doll's House"

Last Fall, I had the pleasure to see the opening show of Bay Area Drama Company's very first play, an adaptation of Rahul Varma's Bhopal. It was a fabulous effort by the brand new drama company filled with local thespians who have donned the greasepaint and worked behind the scenes, many a time in the past few decades.This week, BAD Company is offering its second play, its very own take on Henrik Ibsen's classic take on family and gender dynamics, "A Doll's House." Many of you are probably familiar with Henrik's Ibsen's timeless classic which shook and continues to shake the traditional patriarchic underpinnings of societies across the world. One of the most performed plays in the world, "A Doll's House" is a one of those scripts and topics that has withstood the test of time.Basab Pradhan, one of the founders of BAD Company, directs the play while Sindu Singh, another founder produces and takes on the critical role of Naina (Nora in the original play).Gender dynamics has always been a hot bed for progressive thought and Ibsen was acutely prescient when he wrote this and presented it for the first time in 1879. While the environment around us has changed over the century and a half, much of the world is still predominantly patriarchal in nature. In the workplace and at home, the woman has constantly been challenged to prove her worth, much more than the corresponding man. Ibsen gives his Nora, a voice that was unheard of in 1879. Nora still needs a voice and Naina is that.Having seen "Bhopal", I am very excited to catch "A Doll's House" this weekend at the Sunnyvale Theatre. Having heard from people who have seen it, this seems to be a must see event of the Spring. If you get a chance, you should check it out too. It might just be the right weekend entertainment for you- smart, thought provoking and timely.