Marking the fourth day of Rang Triveni Theatre Festival, a play “Tirichh”, by award-winning Hindi writer Uday Prakash, was staged at Shaheed Bhavan on Sunday. It is a play inspired by the fabled creature.
The story revolves around a boy in a village who narrates the story of his father’s death by reconstructing the latter’s suffering during the journey to the city.
The play was directed by Om Trivedi and was performed by the artists of Rang Triveni, Indore.
The play begins with a narration by a young man, who dreams about the monster.
According to the tale, the narrator encounters the creature on his way back home. Scared for his life, he looks at the creature in the eye and puts up a fight. He eventually kills the beast.
While Prasad’s heroic act is appreciated by some, the villagers quickly point out to his son that the beast only dies if it is lit on fire which Prasad did not do. Besides, according to legend, Prasad, who is bitten by the creature, would die in the next 24 hours.
The next day, Prasad, who is on his way to the city for work, is asked by a wise man to eat a wildflower to protect himself from dying.
As the story continues, Prasad begins to feel uneasy, his face swells up and he can barely speak. People refuse to help him and consider him to be insane. Finally, he understands what Tiricch means.
Another play Orcchadheesh was also staged on the same day. It was directed by Anoop Sharma.
Both the plays were much enjoyed by the audience.