Yoga Play
by Dipika Guha

Name: Yoga Play
Brand: Dipika Guha
SKU: 9780573708527
Rating: 3 (7 reviews)

Highlights

Female

Male

120 mins Present Day Role(s) for Asian Actor(s) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

Joan has been hired to stabilize Jojomon, a yoga apparel giant, after its CEO is brought down by a fat-shaming scandal.

But just as she finds her stride, more trouble surfaces and sales plummet.

Joan comes up with a plan so risky that it could make or break the company and her career—and what it requires from her CFO, Raj, is far beyond the call of duty.

This sharp comedy asks what it takes to find your own authenticity in a world determined to sell enlightenment.

Press Reviews

"Comic nirvana...the show [has] an uncommon comic electricity, an aliveness to the present moment that’s only possible in live theater."
— San Francisco Chronicle

"A well-polished romp...Yoga Play is that welcome commodity, a fresh new comedy with a sharp cultural bite that may be educational as well as entertaining."
— LA Times

"Rollicking...Yoga Play is like a good class. One departs revitalized."
— Orange County Register

"Yoga Play touches intelligently on important themes such as cultural appropriation, exploitation, consumerism, fat shaming, and workplace abuse. But don’t expect an earnest evening of politically correct theatre. Sure, Yoga Play will encourage you to think, but mostly, it’s about making you laugh."
— Charles Kruger, Theatrestorm

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Raj mid-thirties, South-Asian, American	—	—	mid-thirties, South-Asian, American
Fred mid-thirties, Singaporean	—	—	mid-thirties, Singaporean
Romola mid-twenties, Latina, American	—	—	mid-twenties, Latina, American
Guruji early forties/fifties	—	—	early forties/fifties
John Dale Founder of Jojomon, fifties, like an aging rock star	—	—	Founder of Jojomon, fifties, like an aging rock star
Mrs. Kapoor Raj’s mother, early sixties, heavy upper-class North Indian accent	female	—	Raj’s mother, early sixties, heavy upper-class North Indian accent
Mr. Kapoor Raj’s father, early sixties, shouty, upper-class North Indian accent	male	—	Raj’s father, early sixties, shouty, upper-class North Indian accent
Lucy Jojomon employee, mid-twenties, highly-educated, American	—	—	Jojomon employee, mid-twenties, highly-educated, American
Alan Carr BBC News reporter, a bit nasal, classic BBC cadence	—	—	BBC News reporter, a bit nasal, classic BBC cadence
Nooyi Joan’s secretary, early/mid-twenties, over-keen, American	—	—	Joan’s secretary, early/mid-twenties, over-keen, American
Lauren Lilly Clark Rose Jojomon brand ambassador, AmericanThe actor playing playing John Dale also plays Alan Carr, Mr. Kapoor and Guruji.	male	—	Jojomon brand ambassador, AmericanThe actor playing playing John Dale also plays Alan Carr, Mr. Kapoor and Guruji.
Joan early fifties, white, American	—	—	early fifties, white, American