Mayapur, India
People Came
The Sri Mayapur International School
brought their 250 students to the Samadhi Auditorium for a matinee performance
of our drama “Mr. Puri,” a story focusing on a wandering mendicant. Our cast was also asked to conduct some voice
and body exercises after the show. We complied. What can I say? It was memorable for the cast and the kids.
Then we also performed for the general
pilgrim public in the evening. It was
quite the marathon. Many of the people
were brought to tears over the show.
Those of us on the other end of the stick–the actors, directors and
techies–feel the emotions as well. If
there’s no feelings, you don’t perform, and then you don’t get any “likes.”
After the drama, our cast sat down with
Sacinandana Swami for a few warm minutes of exchange. He recalled his time with renowned director
Peter Brook, who staged and filmed, “Mahabharata.” The master director was fond of the Vedic
epic story and of Krishna devotees.
Let me share a few lines from our script of
“Mr. Puri.”
“Meet Madhavendra Puri, the monk, who
carried the true spirit of a pilgrim.
Always compelled by his dreams, he would press forward with purpose,
with combined heart and feet. Pathways
were his lifeline, jungles–his challenges.
Ascending terrain was a climb worth trailing. Rivers were his drinking and bathing
places. As he plodded on, coming nearer
to a sacred place, he would become lighter in spirit despite the burden of
physical fatigue.”
May the Source be with you!
4 km
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