Tiatr ‘Tempa Pormonnem, Mateak Khurponnem’ written and directed by Fr Doel Dias and presented under the banner, Menino Jesus Kala Association, Chinchinim, was staged at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao, on the third day of Kala Academy’s 10th Tiatr ‘B’ Group Competition 2024-25.
Tiatr ‘Tempa Pormonnem Mateak Khurponnem’ throws light on the practices which were followed by our ancestors in the past and the thought-process of the present generation in the modern world.
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On one hand, there’s Robert (Ubaldo Fernandes), who is a scientist working on innovations. His spouse, Flacy (Amanda Dias) is dead against his profession as Robert is deeply and totally engrossed in the preparation of a robot, thus hardly giving his valuable time to his spouse and only daughter, Myra (Mariah Fernandes). Filu (Ashila Simoes) serves as a maid in the house.
On the other hand, there’s Caitu (Fr Doel Dias), a local practitioner with command over herbal medicine. And his expertise in curing all sorts of diseases helps him to win over all, young and old, who are ill in the vicinity.
Off and on when Caitu drops in at Robert’s place, he is taken up by Filu and the twosome form a good chemistry with each other. But both are inexpressive about their feelings towards each other.
Flacy tries to argue with her spouse over the creation of a robot. She has genuine reasons to counter all the statements made by deep thought. But Robert is determined to go ahead with his plans, gain satisfaction and win popularity.
As per Robert’s plans, after the creation of a robot, the scientist thinks he has achieved something great. But what are the pros and cons of this machine? Will it be able to generate thought processes and feelings as human beings? What are its advantages and disadvantages? The second half provides answers to all the queries. There’s one statement made in the concluding scene as well which is to the advantage of creation of robots.
There are fine performances from Ubaldo Fernandes and Amanda Dias as spouses to each other. Child artiste Mariah Fernandes delivered her dialogues well, though she looked stiff at some places. Child artistes Melburn Simoes, Wesley Fernandes, Lenoy Fernandes, Daksh Kavaleker and Ashley Fernandes extended good support to the main cast.
In the comic acts, Fr Doel Dias and Ashila Simoes try to entertain with some laughter pills. In their own way, they were good entertainers to the audience.
In the section of songs, there were 13 renditions in total and in all categories. The opening song was a choral by Fr Bolmax Pereira, Jeffery Viegas, Ruchita Gomes, Deepti Coutinho, Ivy Pereira and Suzeta Pereira. Solos were rendered by Henrich, Ivy Pereira, Lynstel, Maraiah, Cliya and Fr Doel Dias. A duo on ‘AI and Human’ by Jeffery and Fr Bolmax carried a thought-provoking reflection. The band offstage led by Senon D’Souza (trumpet) and his musical team was appealing to the ears.
The stage sets were worked upon by Jess Fernandes, while Saude Fernandes handled the lights. The background music was provided by Anvil Fernandes, while Cliya and Amanda took care of the costumes and make-up respectively.
