Staging the ‘fraction’s of campus life
New Indian ExpressHYDERABAD: As the performers brought campus life to the stage, the audience was seamlessly transported to a series of vivid scenes — students tucking into food and sharing stories, capturing the serenity of nature through their lenses, and playing music and sports. As many as 19 third-year students from the Theatre Arts department of the University of Hyderabad — as part of their final-year production — presented a unique collective play titled Fraction, produced by an alumnus, guest faculty and dramaturg Dr Abheesh Sasidharan. The play, which beautifully blended elements of everyday student life with the complex and layered experiences of university, transitioned from a simple scene featuring an artist dressed as a porcupine wandering across the stage to complex scenes such as a student recounting the struggle with abuse, and the political landscape of campus life. Raniya comments on a scene in the play, saying, “At first glance, the misspelled ‘WASH BASHN’ above the wash basin in the girls’ hostel restroom seems harmless—much like the political scenarios on campus.
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