Word: asianization
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...himself expertly crafts a character whose adorable inadequacies prevent us from finding him morally reprehensible (his ill-fated attempt to throw knives at the Landlady will leave your ribs sore with giggles). The movie is chock-full of belly-laugh-inducing gags and individuals that require no knowledge of Asian culture to understand. In fact, some jokes—like the way in which fast-running characters develop blurry wheels where their legs should be—seem directly cribbed from American Saturday morning cartoons...
...this weekend’s timely presentation of Sharbari Ahmed’s wryly comedic script, the Harvard South Asian Association (SAA) and South Asian American Theater (SAATh) team up to bring Islam to front and center stage with complexity. It portrays Islam, as actor Neilesh Bose (who plays Rezwan) puts it, “as both a victim and a perpetrator...
...block. In fact, co-director John Mathew, a graduate student in the history of science department, who co-founded the group four years ago, says his company deliberately has since its inception sought productions that challenge and “interrogate” the South Asian sociopolitical status...
...particular, Mathew says that he expects that “Raisins, Not Virgins” will resonate not only with South Asian audiences, but also with the Harvard’s broader audiences as well, given the pivotal role that Islam has seemed to play in recent events. Mathew further expects that Salam’s unexpected strength as a Muslim woman will appeal to audiences. After all, he challenges, “What better way is there to bring to the foreground issues of a faith than through a character that is conflicted...
...part, co-director Rupak Bhattacharya ’05 contends it was his empathy for South Asian actors that drew him to the work, “Indian [actors] frequently have to play the cabdriver, the doctor, the astrophysicist. But this play gives giving us a chance to play people—to [really] play us and to share...