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PRAMMS Activities
Although we incorporated PRAMMS formally only in 2019, PRAMMS have been coming together to execute performing arts projects for more than ten years before that. Some of our projects, both training-oriented and performance oriented, are listed below.
For videos of some of the productions, scroll to the bottom of this page.
Audio Productions
During Lockdown 2020, we started an audio-series focused on voice acting. Bengali literature is full of gems. Through the dramatic readings in this audio-series, we at PRAMMS pay tribute to the greats of Bengali literature, whose works continue to fondly remind us of our roots. Our hope is that others will enjoy listening to them as much as we enjoyed reading them.
The complete audio series is available in one showcase; episodes listed below.
বারীন ভৌমিকের ব্যারাম ("Bareen Bhowmick-er Byaraam" - The Ailment of Bareen Bhowmick) by Satyajit Ray, 1973
ছোট কর্তা ("Chhoto Kartaa" - Family Elder) by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, 1962
নিধিরামের নির্বন্ধ ("Nidhiraam-er Nirbandha" - Nidhiram's Responsibility) by Rajshekhar Basu (Parashuram)
রেলের কামরার গল্প ("Rail-er Kamraar Golpo" - A Story in a Railway Carriage) by Sunil Gangopadhyay
ঠেলাগাড়ী ("Thelagaari" - The Hand Cart) by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
পিলখানা ("Pilkhana" - The Elephant Stable) by Leela Majumder
গরুর বুদ্ধি ("Goru-r Buddhi" - Bovine Intelligence) by Sukumar Ray
ভূত-ভবিষ্যৎ ("Bhoot-Bhabishyat" - The Spirit of the Past and Future) by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
Stage and Film Productions
The script or screenplay for most of these productions were developed by PRAMMS, sometimes loosely based on characters from the extensive Bengali and Indian culture, most often based on stories created by ourselves. The oldest one listed is an exception, as noted. On-stage or live-filmed productions are "in quotes", and made-for-screen products are in italics.
"দেহান্তর (Transmigration)" - written and directed by Rudra Dutta, based on the story of the same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
Performed at the invitational FestivET 2024, organized by Ebong Theatrix, Maryland, November 2024
"পরিবার (Meeting the Family)"
An original play written and directed by Rudra Dutta
Performed at the Sankalp RTP 2024 Durga Puja
"পরিসংখ্যান (Resource Tracking is So Important)"
An original play written and directed by Rudra Dutta
Performed at the Sankalp RTP 2024 Durga Puja
"ঐতিহ্য-রক্ষা (Guardians of Heritage)"
Performed at the invitational Dipika Dasgupta Memorial Theatre Festival of the Houston Durgabari Society (HDBS), May 2024
"মানুষের মাপ (Measure of a Man)"
An original play written and directed by Rudra Dutta
Performed at the Sankalp RTP 2023 Durga Puja
"যোদ্ধা (The Warrior)"
Performed at the invitational Dipika Dasgupta Memorial Theatre Festival of the Houston Durgabari Society (HDBS), May 2023
PRAMMS Natyotsav 2022 - a set of three short plays of three different moods.
"অপরিচিতা (A Stranger)" - written and directed by Shushrut Bhowmick
"ঐতিহ্য-রক্ষা (Guardians of Heritage)" - written and directed by Rudra Dutta, inspired by a story by Narendranath Mitra
Re-performed at HDBS, 2024 (see above)
"দেহান্তর (Transmigration)" - written and directed by Rudra Dutta, based on the story of the same name by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
Some tiny theatrical presentations by the MC !!
Video production "Reflections" - a tribute to the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray in the centenary year of his birth.
A series of short plays, some by PRAMMS and some by guest directors invited by PRAMMS, videographed by PRAMMS under changing pandemic conditions in July-September 2021.
Video production "পায়চারি" ("Paaychari" - A Walk in the... Tomes) (October 2019)
Filmed in isolation during Lockdown 2020; a tribute to the literature and litterateurs of Bengal
An original script written and directed by Rudra Dutta
Full video linked below
“वेटिं रुम (Waiting Room)” (Hindi) (Summer 2019)
Staged at the Hindu Society of North Carolina annual fundraiser
Hindi adaptation of the original Bengali script - adaptation by Madhulavi Majumder, with thanks to Dr. Afroz Taj for assistance
“ওয়েটিং রুম (Waiting Room)” (Bengali) (Fall 2018)
An original play written and directed by Rudra Dutta
Staged at the Durga Puja of the Bengali Association of North Carolina
Short film Incomplete Service (Summer 2018)
Full film linked below
Short film The Same River (Summer 2017)
Full film linked below
"প্রোফেসর শঙ্কু ও ছদ্মবেশ রহস্য (Professor Shonku and the Perfect Disguise)" (Fall 2017)
An original play written and directed by Rudra Dutta, based on the characters created by Satyajit Ray
Staged at the Durga Puja of the Bengali Association of North Carolina
Excerpts linked below
"যোদ্ধা (The Warrior)" (April 2016)
An original play written and directed by Rudra Dutta
Staged independently by PRAMMS
Re-performed at HDBS in 2023 (see above)
"রাতের গাড়ি (Night train)" (May 2014)
Staged at the Rabindra-Nazrul Jayanti of the Bengali Association of North Carolina
A stage imagining by Rudra Dutta of Rabindranath Tagore's poem by the same name
"কৈলাস-ডট্-কম (Kailaas-dot-com)" (April 2014)
An original play written and directed by Rudra Dutta
Staged as an entry to street-theatre competition at Vasanta Utsav, Washington, DC
Two awards: Best actress, best supporting actress
Staged for second time at the Durga Puja of the Bengali Association of North Carolina, 2014
"ইতি প্রজাপতয়ে নমঃ (Bless this union)" (October, 2010)
Staged at the Durga Puja of the Bengali Association of North Carolina
Stage adaptation of a previous audio-drama script developed by Dibyendu Paul
Workshops
Workshops are usually a specific series of six or eight, or weekly meetings announced over a certain calendar period (which may be anything from two to six months). Sometimes (especially on technical theatre or film), we will also have a long singleton workshop occupying the better part of a day.
We often encourage workshop participants to participate in a capstone showcase performance for close friends and family, usually at a date shortly after the final workshop session.
Improv acting for seniors (November 2019 - February 2020)
Acting workshops (June-July 2018)
Filmmaking - pre-production and post-production workshops (June 2018)
Screen acting workshops (June 2018)
Acting workshops (January-April 2018)
Acting showcase (May 2018)
Short film scriptwriting workshop (Fall 2017)
Acting workshops (November, 2017)
Improv workshops (October 2016 - April 2017)
Improv showcase (March 2017)
Acting workshops (July-August, 2017)
Acting workshop (November, 2015)
Filmmaking workshops (April, 2015)
Acting workshop (August, 2013)
Some Videos
Some films, some live recordings of stage performances. For the latter, please remember that a video of a live event is at best a record of the event that took place, and is really no substitute for being there. But hopefully it provides a flavor.
Full Video:
Dehaantar: Transmigration (PRAMMS at Maryland)
Full Video:
Parisankhyaan: Resource Tracking is So Important
Live recording of a play performed by PRAMMS at the Sankalp RTP Durga Puja, 2024. We may not have a lot of resources, but by heaven, we will track their appropriate use. © 2024.
Full Video:
Paribaar: Meeting the Family
Full Video:
Aitihya Rakshaa: Guardians of Heritage (PRAMMS at HDBS)
Full Video:
Maanusher Maap: Measure of a Man
Live recording of a play performed by PRAMMS at the Sankalp RTP Durga Puja, 2023. An exciting trip to an oribiting space station turns deadly for some vacationers due to unforeseen problems. © 2023.
PRAMMS Natyotsav 2022
Three short plays, ranging in duration from 20 minutes to 45 minutes, and short lec-dems by Rudra, serving as the MC. Presented live on August 28th, 2022. © 2021.Reflections: a tribute by PRAMMS
Five short plays, each inspired by a story written by Ray, ranging in duration from 10 minutes to almost 30 minutes. Filmed over July-September 2021, and streamed live on September 12th, 2021. © 2021.Paaychari: A Walk Through the... Tomes
A quasi-dramatic tribute to Bengali literature and litterateurs, filmed in isolation during Lockdown 2020. Presented at Durga Puja ceremonies of Bengali Association of North Carolina, October, 2020. © 2020.
Incomplete Service
A restaurant manager is caught between his desire to do the right thing and his need to keep his job.
Presented by PRAMMS © 2019.
The Same River
In a hectic immigrant life, looking forward turns into looking back before you know, and it is natural to try to grasp threads of your life as you find them slipping away. But can you ever bathe in the same river twice?
Presented by PRAMMS © 2018.
backroad.mp4The Back Road
A non-believing traveler happens upon a back road with a malevolent consciousness that wants to keep travelers off, and employs supernatural means to do so.
Presented by PRAMMS © 2017
Capstone Showcase: Acting Workshop Series
Live recording of lec-dem, showcase, and Q&A performed as capstone after series of workshops focused on theatre acting, May 2018.
Improv Workshops Capstone Showcase
Live recording of lec-dem showcase performed as capstone after a series of workshop focused on improv acting, March 2017.
Excerpts: Chhadmabesh Rahasya
Excerpts from live recording of theatre performed at Durga Puja ceremonies of Bengali Association of North Carolina, September, 2017. Fan fiction, based on concepts and characters created by Satyajit Ray.
Full video: Chhadmabesh Rahasya
Live recording of theatre performed at Durga Puja ceremonies of Bengali Association of North Carolina, September, 2017. Fan fiction, based on concepts and characters created by Satyajit Ray.Full video: Joddhaa
Live recording of theatre performed as a standalone event by PRAMMS in Cary, North Carolina, March, 2016. An original play written and directed by Rudra Dutta.Page updated
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