Baby Taj
by Tanya Shaffer

Name: Baby Taj
Brand: Tanya Shaffer
SKU: 9780573698422
Rating: 3.33 (3 reviews)

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

Present Day Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American Comedy

Synopsis

Comedy / Characters: 2m 3f /"I've dreamed you for so long I can hardly believe you're with me now.

Yet here you are: a tiny human voyager sleeping off the shock of migration..."The legendary Taj Mahal is the next assignment for Rachel an American travel writer whose failed romances have led her to ask: Why not have the baby she craves - on her own?

She finds unexpected answers - and larger questions - among the glittering legacies of India's past.

Alive with the sounds and colors of a re

Themes Motherhood--Drama Motherhood PS3619.H343 B33 2010 Taj Mahal (Agra, India)--Drama Taj Mahal (Agra, India)

Press Reviews

"A bundle of cross-cultural joy... Marries the breezy cynicism of the now with the eternal power of India... [Shaffer's] ear for mod-groovy lingo gives the play a to-die-for sparkle."
— San Jose Mercury News

"Filled with a savvy traveler's enthusiasm for the cultural and historical rewards of her journey."
— Oakland Tribune

"Depicts the characters in all their contradictions and with such clarity that the humorous result is full of delicate reflections on caring and family."
— Silicon Valley Metro

"It's refreshing to come across a playwright who is able to write so honestly about life... Witty, poignant and frequently funny... It's hard not to get swept away."
— Mountain View Voice

"Provocative and true, laced with snappy dialogue."
— Palo Alto Weekly

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
RACHEL 37; Jewish-American woman; free-spirited travel addict; single.	female	—	37; Jewish-American woman; free-spirited travel addict; single.
ANJALI 30s; best friends with Anjali; single; an Indian lesbian who has lived in the U.S. for at least nine years.	—	30s	30s; best friends with Anjali; single; an Indian lesbian who has lived in the U.S. for at least nine years.
CHANDRA Arustu’s wife. Intelligent.	female	—	Arustu’s wife. Intelligent.
SUNITA Teens; servant of the Sharmas.	—	—	Teens; servant of the Sharmas.
ARUSTU 30s; Mrs. Sharma’s son; an astrologer; a prankster.	male	30s	30s; Mrs. Sharma’s son; an astrologer; a prankster.
OSHO 6; Chandra and Arustu’s son.	male	—	6; Chandra and Arustu’s son.
MRS. SHARMA 70’s; Anjali’s grandmother; a stern matriarch from Agra, India.	female	70	70’s; Anjali’s grandmother; a stern matriarch from Agra, India.
ABHI 30s; Arustu’s cousin; teacher of Hindi; student of history; poet; intellectual.	—	30s	30s; Arustu’s cousin; teacher of Hindi; student of history; poet; intellectual.
NATHAN 20s-30s; a friend of Rachel’s.	—	20s	20s-30s; a friend of Rachel’s.
MIKE 20s-30s; a friend of Rachel’s; medical intern.	—	20s	20s-30s; a friend of Rachel’s; medical intern.
TERI 20s-30s; Mike’s wife; medical intern also.	female	20s	20s-30s; Mike’s wife; medical intern also.
SAM 30s; an ex-boyfriend of Rachel’s.	—	30s	30s; an ex-boyfriend of Rachel’s.
MOTHER 50s-60s; Abhi’s Mother.	female	50s	50s-60s; Abhi’s Mother.
COURTIER, LADY, PRINCE, ARJUMAND, GIRL, MAN, and various historical characters who appear only in movement sequences.	—	—	and various historical characters who appear only in movement sequences.