DISHA THEATRE.INC THE SOUTH ASIAN THEATER ARTS COMPANY PRESENTS SHISHIR KURUP'S ON CARING FOR THE BEAST DIRECTED BY KIRAN MERCHANT CHOREOGRAPHY BY ACHINTA SAWHNY Dark memories collide with present desires when a South Asian American writer undertakes a series of interviews with a reformed torturer seeking redemption. Pain, healing, illness, and heroic love resonate within the tangled strands of their lives and those around them, as spiritual forces become unearthed and human strength goes beyond its limits. PRESENTED MARCH 30 - APRIL 14, 2001 AT THE CURRICAN THEATER 154 WEST 29TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10001 *Special Benefit Performance for the Gujarat Earthquake Reconstruction - Tuesday, April 10th ARTISTIC DIRECTORS PURVA BEDI & RIZWAN MANJI LITERARY MANAGER REHANA MIRZA SET DESIGN SUSAN BARRAS LIGHTING DESIGN JULIET CHIA CHOREOGRAPHY/DANCERS ACHINTA SAWHNY AND BLUE 13 DANCE COMPANY SOUND DESIGN CHRIS WEBB ASSISTANT DIRECTOR USHMA PARIKH PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER ROHI MIRZA DRAMATURG MAY JOSEPH WITH: ANDY BROWN, SANJIV JHAVERI*, SEAN T, KRISHNAN*, GREIG SARGENT*, SHAHEEN VAAZ*, ELIZABETH WEST*, LARA LUZIM**, NAYNA AGRAWAL**, ACHINTA SAWHNY**, HANNAH ZANDER**(*appearing courtesy of Actor's Equity Association, **appearing courtesy of blue13 dance company or Symbilectic Dance Co)