Yoga Play

Regional Premiere

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YOGA PLAY by Dipika Guha
April 7 – 23, 2022
Playwright
Dipika Guha
Director
Susan Marie Rhea
Regional Premiere

Joan has been hired to stabilize Jojomon, a yoga apparel giant, after its CEO is brought down by a fat-shaming scandal. But just as she finds her stride, more trouble surfaces and sales plummet. Joan comes up with a plan so risky that it could make or break the company and her career — and what it requires from her CFO, Raj, is far beyond the call of duty. This sharp comedy asks what it takes to find your own authenticity in a world determined to sell enlightenment.

Special Performances
Yoga Practice at YOGA PLAY

April 10, 15, 21, & 22, 2022 | 2 hours before performance
Free and open to performance ticket holders
Please RSVP if you plan to attend

RSVP FOR PRE-SHOW YOGA PRACTICE AT KEEGAN
Audience Talkback: Meet the Artists

April 10, 2022 | Following the performance
Free and open to all patrons

Audience Talkback with CHALLENGING RACISM: The Intersection of Race & Cultural Appropriation

April 17, 2022 | Following the performance
Free and open to all patrons

LEARN MORE ABOUT CHALLENGING RACISM
Press

Washington Post Review

“Radiating authority and callous, blinkered ambition, tempered by moments of vulnerability, Katie McManus’s Joan is a highlight of the Keegan Theatre’s funny YOGA PLAY.”

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Washington City Paper Review

“In addition to laughs, Yoga Play’s latter half serves up much food for thought. The show cleverly interrogates the distinction between cultural appreciation and appropriation, and asks who can lay claim to particular cultures and identities.”

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DC Metro Theater Arts Review

“Director Susan Marie Rhea and her cast keep the play running at an impressive clip, balancing the play’s physical humor with several delicate moments of authentic emotional depth.”

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Playwright
Dipika Guha
Playwright
Dipika Guha

DIPIKA GUHA was born in Calcutta and raised in Russia and the UK. Her plays include Yoga Play (South Coast Repertory, San Francisco Playhouse, Playmakers Rep, and others), The Art of Gaman (Theatre 503, London), and Unreliable (Kansas City Rep). She was the inaugural recipient of the Shakespeare’s Sister Award through the Lark Play Development Center, the Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University, and the Venturous Fellowship for her play Passing. She is currently writing plays for Manhattan Theatre Club, South Coast Repertory, and Berkeley Rep. For TV, she’s written on American Gods, Sneaky Pete, projects at AMC and Netflix, Showtime’s Black Monday, and currently The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon. She’s currently writing pilots for FilmNation and A24/Fruit Tree. Dipika is a proud member of New Dramatists and the Ma Yi Writers Lab and is an alumnus of the WP Lab, Ars Nova’s Playgroup, Soho Rep W/D Lab, the Geffen Writers Room, and Playwrights Foundation, and was a Core Writer at the Playwrights Center. Dipika received her BA in English Literature at University College London, was a Frank Knox Fellow at Harvard University, and was awarded her MFA from the Yale School of Drama under Paula Vogel.

Cast
Katie McManus
Joan
Katie McManus
Vinay Sanapala
Raj
Vinay Sanapala
Jacob Yeh
Fred
Jacob Yeh
Carianmax Benitez
Romola
Carianmax Benitez
Michael Innocenti
Bernard Brown
Michael Innocenti
Timothy H. Lynch
John Dale
Timothy H. Lynch
Production Team
Director
Susan Marie Rhea
Assistant Director / Costume Designer
Shadia Hafiz
Stage Manager
Gabrielle Busch
Set Designer / Master Carpenter
Matthew J. Keenan
Lighting Designer
Alberto Segarra
Projections Designer
Jeremy Bennett
Associate Projections Designer
Zavier Augustus Lee Taylor
Sound Designer
Dan Deiter
Properties / Set Dressing Designer
Cindy Landrum Jacobs
Assistant Stage Manager
Mary Doebel
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