The Park Theatre, 19 Main St. in Jaffrey, will present the Hindu love story, “Sita Sings The Blues” Friday, June 9 at 7 p.m.
Sita is a Hindu goddess, the Ramayna and a dutiful wife who follows her husband Rama on a 14-year exile to a forest, only to be kidnapped by an evil king from Sri Lanka. Despite remaining faithful to her husband, Sita is put through many tests. Nina (filmmaker Nina Paley) is an artist who finds parallels in Sita’s life when her husband, in India on a work project, decides to break up their marriage and dump her via email.
Three Indonesian shadow puppets with Indian accents – linking the popularity of the Ramayana from India to the Far East – narrate both the ancient tragedy and modern comedy.
Musical numbers choreographed to the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw feature a cast flying monkeys, evil monsters, gods, goddesses, warriors, sages and winged eyeballs.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $9 for children, military, seniors and students with teachers, and can be purchased online at theparktheatre.org, by calling the box office at 603-532-8888 or at the door.