The world premiere of a play based on the Nepali children's story 'Gulio Sya' is taking place at the Wanderlust Festival in Mongolia, where the play will be staged 19 times.
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A mother asks a little girl who is coloring leaves in a picture book, "Aren't leaves green, daughter?" In response, the girl replies, "A dry leaf is brown, Mom!"
While painting an apple green, the mother asks the girl, ‘Apple should be red, right?’
The girl replies, ‘This is an unripe apple, right, mother?’
A sweet story about how thoughtful and creative children are – the picture story ‘A Sweet Apple’.
‘A Sweet Apple’, which was born as a picture story a decade ago, has now been adapted as a play by playwright Kedar Shrestha. Kedar laughed and spoke about the new journey the play has taken, saying, ‘We are taking it to the world stage.’
The team of this play, which is set to have its world premiere in Mongolia, has already left Nepal on Friday. Kedar is happy about the journey of this play, which is a joint production of Theater Center for Children (TCC Nepal), Theater Mall and Assetz Nepal, saying, “This is a matter of pride for us.”
19 performances of the play have been scheduled in different cities of Mongolia as part of the ‘Wanderlust Festival’.
Writer and director Shrestha wrote this story 10 years ago in a children’s story writing workshop.
Binita Buddhacharya drew the illustrations in this book, published as a ‘Big Book’ by Room to Read. More than two lakh copies of this book have been published in Nepali language alone and has also been selected as a companion book by the Curriculum Development Center.
A unique aspect of the play ‘Gulio Sya’ is its presentation style. This is a ‘semi-non-verbal’ play, in which visual and symbolic gestures are given priority over dialogues.
According to director Shrestha, since there is less verbal dialogue and more visual language, children of any country and language can easily understand and feel this play. ‘This is a universal story in itself,’ says director Shrestha, ‘children and parents of any country can taste and feel the ‘sweet apple’.’
Participation in Next Generation Workshop During his visit to Mongolia, colorist Pradeep Dhungana is participating in the ‘Next Generation Workshop’ organized under the Wanderlust Festival on behalf of Assetz Nepal.
Dhungana will depart for Mongolia with the play team. It is believed that this workshop will play an important role in exchanging experiences among the new generation of colorists and connecting the skills of Nepali theater to the international level.
After the Mongolian premiere, the play is preparing to travel internationally. According to the Theater Center for Children, the play presents the relationship between children and parents from a child's perspective. 'It is a joy to see a small and simple story take on a global dimension.' Now, 'Gulio Sya' has taken on a new life as a play,' says Shrestha, 'I believe that one day it will be made into an animated film and it will help add happiness to children around the world.'
Manish Byanju, Ilina Nakarmi and Sushila Laxmi Maharjan have acted in the play. Dev Neupane is the music director, while Jenny Sunuwar and Ilina Nakarmi are active in the production of props.
The poster for the play was prepared by artist Anamika. Theater Mall and TCC Nepal, which are continuously active in the field of children's theater in Nepal, have previously presented Nepali plays at various international festivals.
