Mahatma Gandhi International School

With their latest effort, the current batch of DP2 students pushed the envelope for the school’s theatre productions. This time, not only were the students responsible for every aspect of the play’s performance, but they also decided to tackle the daunting task of writing a script entirely from scratch!  “The Hitchhiker” is the result of their labour, and it is also the very first original MGIS prodcution of this magnitude. Inspired by the eponymous Jim Morrison song, the play tells the tale of Billy – an orphaned hitchhiker in a war-torn, impoverished land – who convinces the people she encounters to commit suicide in order to end their misery.

The play was put up for three consequitive days (starting from the 6th of september) at the Ahmedabad ni Gufa and, despite it’s darker leanings, recieved a tremendously possitive response; with many veiwers remarking particularly on the maturity of the script, the quality of the sets, and additional innovations – projecting footage for flashback scenes, the idea of a moving audience – that were integrated into the performance.

Here are some pictures from the event:

Credits:

Direction: Zara Desai
Actors: Sharmeen Attarwala, Parin Sanghvi, Shriraj Sagara, Aakash Sharma, Janvi Karval, Kanisha Modi, Shripal Shah, Aditya Prasad, Zara Desai, Nandita Dinesh
Sets: Sharmeen Attarwala and Parin Sanghvi
Production Manager: Kanisha Modi
Stage Manager: Janvi Karwal
Lights: Shriraj Sagara
Media: Shripal Shah
Music: Aakash Sharma
Posters and Guidance: Aditya Prasad
Teacher: Nandita Dinesh