'The Women of Mahabharata' Opens Oct. 9 at Roy Arias Theatre

"THE WOMEN OF THE MAHABHARATA," a world premiere adaptation by WALLACE DORIAN, directed by JONATHAN WARMAN and choreographed by DINA DENIS DANCE. The production opens Thursday, October 9th at 8 p.m., and continues Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m., through Sunday, October 26th. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by calling 800-838-3006 or online at ww.eyeblink.org or http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/41685. ROY ARIAS THEATRE 2 is located at 616 Ninth Avenue, between 43rd and 44th Streets. For more information, please visit www.eyeblink.org.

"THE WOMEN OF THE MAHABHARATA" is a fantastical telling of a mythological 5,000-year-old war, fought between two sets of cousins for a kingdom and a beautiful woman. It invokes one of the oldest and greatest philosophical and religious epics about justice and righteousness over family loyalty. In this play, actresses live the aftermath, while dancers add to the emotions and multi-media sets the atmosphere.

JONATHAN WARMAN (Director) is conceiver of White City, a new musical with music and lyrics by Pete Townshend of The Who, currently in development, and Artistic Director of NeoNeo Theatre Company. Proud member of Emerging Artists Theatre (eatheatre.org) and TOSOS II (tosos2.org). With Emerging Artists: WeimarHole (upcoming), Break, Recoil, Lucky Day, One of the Great Ones. With TOSOS II: The Physics of Love, Kitchenette (reading featuring Jackie Hoffman). With NeoNeo: Andru's Head (co-directed with Mark Dendy, FringeNYC), American Fabulous, and Versatility. International: Dreams Reoccurring (Clubul CFR, Iasi, Romania). Notable assistant credits: Three Sisters (La MaMa ETC, dir. Richard Schechner) and Rosencrantz si Guildenstern sunt Morti (Teatru National Vasile Alecsandri, Iasi, Romania, dir. Ovidiu Lazar). He has also served as Literary Manager for Access Theater. For more info, see www.jonathanwarman.com.

WALLACE DORIAN is a writer based in Los Angeles. He has written several original screenplays, many plays and three novellas. His most recent original screenplays are "Desert Rain", a romantic drama about a woman documentary filmmaker's plight, "Village of the Dead", a ghost-supernatural epic, and "Army Ants", a futuristic military adventure-fantasy about war, terrorism and miniaturization. His one-act play, Close To God, about a young deaf girl's divine encounter with the Archangel Gabriel, and a new play, Baghdad, are set to premiere in 2009. The Women of the Mahabharata is his New York theatrical debut.

Featured in the cast are QURRAT ANN KADWANI, VICTORIA GUTHRIE, Ashley Jones, KATHRYN BROWNE, STEPH VAN VLACK, ERIN HUESTIS and SIRAS NITITHATSANAKUL.

The production features Scenic Design by NICK LAZZARRO, Light Design by YURIY NAYER, Costume Design by LESLIE LOWE, Sound Design by MAT BUSSLER, Multimedia Design by NATHANIEL MILTON, and Sitar by EGEMAN SANLI. CAROL MAHONEY is the Stage Manager.

Founded in 2003, eyeBLINK is a multicultural not-for-profit organization committed to promoting social change through theatre, dance, and special events. By producing and nurturing works that challenge traditions, preconceptions, and stereotypes, the company strives to redefine entertainment and its role in society. By drawing on various cultural experiences as well as personal struggles and triumphs, eyeBLINK believes that the creative art form's voice, integral to a society's consciousness, can bring together people of all backgrounds so that we may appreciate our differences. eyeBLINK acts as both an educational tool for the worldwide community about multicultural entertainment, as well as a performance arena for established and budding multicultural performers. eyeBLINK recent projects include Beneath the Banyan Tree, an original play based on South Asian folktales and Pizza for the Hungry, a philanthropic effort to feed guests at homeless shelters that reached o! ver 15,000 people across 4 states.

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