Cast : Devaki, Hiren Patel, Mayur Chauhan, Rahul Rawal, Raksha Naik, Pauravi Joshi, Jiger Bagariya, Saumya Thaker & more
AKOOPAR Story :
A narrator, who is an unnamed painter is on an assignment to paint the elemental form of the earth for the interior decoration under a grand project. The artist is an outsider who gradually unfolds the inner world of the Gir forest-the last den of the Asiatic lion of Gujarat.
The wide range of characters from Maldhari’s( cattle breeders) who live within the forest, to forest officers, guards, villagers, wildlife activists, characters dead and alive presents the life of the Gir and Ghed region.
This play has several thrilling incidents and characters with 2o artists and 10 technicians this play tries to create a jungle of Gir on stage. With dense cultural text, wherein women spearhead the efforts to maintain the sanctity of the forest Gir and its surrounding region, refers to the contemporary ecological issues.
Performances of this play started from 9th Nov. 2013has received huge media coverage and appreciation and has won two transmedia awards. This was the only play selected in the international festival of the national school of drama (NSD)- Bhharat Rang Mahotsav from Gujarat.