| Written by : | Sharad Joshi |
| Directed by : | Mathura Kalauny |
| Venue : | Chowdiah Memorial Hall |
Start the year with a wholesome family entertainer ‘EK THA GADHA’ written by Shard Joshi, a thought provoking play based on politics.
The play centers around the ‘NAWAB’ who intends to become popular abd famous using short-cut methods like any dictator. Sharad Joshi has drawn on his vast expwrience as a newspaper columnist to skillfully highlight the quagmire of politics where an individual is reduced to a memre statistical number.
The ‘NAWAB’ in this play is supported by his so called ‘well -wishers’ who sing in his praise, though not always.
The town is awakened by the cries of ‘Juggan Dhobi’ (a washerman) who mourns the death of his dear ‘Aladad Khan’. Taking this opportunity the ‘Nawab’ hits on a plan to gain popularity. He declares a state mourning for ‘Aladad Khan’, a commoner. What follows is not only a comedy of errors but also reflects on the present day political scene.
| Village Idiot | Padmashri Sudarshan |
| Kotwal | Vinay Ojha |
| Darbari 1 | Rehman |
| Darbari 2 | Parveez |
| Darbari 3 | Naveen Dath |
| Darbari 4 | Sridhar |
| Nawab | Manoj Sinha |
| Chintak 1 | Ashok Dhariwal |
| Chintak 2 | S. Mukherjee |
| Chintak 3 | Sanjay Sinha |
| Sutradhar | Sridhar |
| Nathu | Sanjay Sinha |
| Juggan | Vinay Ojha |
| Devilal | Samir Rai |
| Aladad Khan | Vijay J. |
| Ramkali | Soumini Sridhara |
| Nagarik 1 | Ekta Punjabi |
| Nagarik 2 | Parveez |
| Nagarik 3 | Naveen Dath |
| Nagarik 4 | Rehman |
| Chorus | D.K. Venkatesh, Ekta Punjabi Padmashri Sudarshan, Aparnaji Rathor Soumini Sridhara, Naveen Dath, Sridhar |
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| ‘Narendra & Soumini during rehearsals
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| Music | D.K. Venkatesh |
| Tabla | Hemant |
| Guitar | Sridhar |
| Sound Effects | Casper Abraham |
| Sound Execution | Narendra |
| Set Design | Mathura Kalauny |
| Set Execution | Ashok Sandip |
| Lights design & Execution | Ashok Sandip |
| Costumes | KALAYAN |
| Wardrobe | Padmashri Sudrashan |
| Properties | Aparanji Rathor |
| Backstage | K. S. Subramanium |
| Makeup | H.V.Suresh |
| Public Relation | D.K. Venkatesh, Sanjay Sinha |
| Publicity | KALAYAN |
| Rehearsals Arrangement | Naveen Dath, Vijay J. |
| Co-ordination | Ekta Punjabi, Vijay J. |
| Refreshments | Bimla |
| Booking Counter | Saikrishnan, Narasimhan, Krishna Joshi |
| FOH | Madhumita, Malavika, Smitha, Parvathi |
