Cast and Creative Team Set for THE ROOF IS LEAKING ਛੱਤ ਚੋਂਦੀ ਹੈ at Pleiades Theatre

Pleiades Theatre will present the world premiere of The Roof is Leaking ਛੱਤ ਚੋਂਦੀ ਹੈ by Sanskruti Marathe and Davinder Malhi. The show will be directed by Ash Knight, starring Sarabjeet Arora, Harry Gill, Kiran Kaur, Sarena Parmar, Tia Sandhu, Harpreet Sehmbi, Harit Sohal and Dharini Woollcombe.

Creators Marathe and Malhi call The Roof is Leaking ਛੱਤ ਚੋਂਦੀ ਹੈ "a love letter to South Asian mothers,"exploring the quiet endurance and unspoken sacrifices of Punjabi/South Asian women that hold their families together. The characters in the story grapple with duty, love, the weight of tradition, and what it means to truly see your family.

The Roof is Leaking ਛੱਤ ਚੋਂਦੀ ਹੈ opens in the home of a middle-class Canadian-Punjabi family in Brampton, Ontario. When their father's death brings the family to its knees, the mother of the household attempts to divorce her dead husband to recapture her personal freedom.

The play questions: How much can we truly ask of our mothers? What do Punjabi families give up in order to uphold tradition? And what must we break to create freedom for ourselves and each other?

"Continuing our season theme of fragmentation, we explore a family fragmented by tragedy," says Knight. "The play explores familiar Canadian family dynamics in a comedic way while also wrestling with very serious topics. Everyone on the project has felt a need to call the important women in their lives, the ones who have sacrificed for them or educated them (moms, aunts, teachers, grandmothers, elders) and let them know how much they appreciate them. We are bringing many Punjabi-Canadian artists and creatives together to bring authenticity and cultural specificity to this truly Canadian story. After spending three years developing the piece, Pleiades is honoured to present such a moving work for its world premiere."

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