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Connecting with the audience
PORTRAYING REALITY A scene from "The President Is Coming " PHOTO: R. RAVINDRAN
“The President is Coming” was in many ways a sad reflection of the decadent state of our society. But not once during the entire duration of the play was one put off by the profound cynical quotient. Questionable scruples, dogmatic principles and an almost fascist outlook were some of the attributes associated with the characters portrayed.
Each of the characters was representative of some well-established figure in society and the traits of these characters were well-crafted from body language (the stockbroker who kept scratching himself) to accent (the distinctive Maharashtrian strain to the voice of the character who built schools). Each of the characters with their quirks and idiosyncrasies was uniquely peculiar.
The concept of establishing the characters’ opinions by rhetoric speech and putting them in the spotlight helped one associate and relate to them.
The actors have to be lauded for moulding the script into one that connected immensely well with the audience. In particular, the stockbroker (Kapil Dev) was a riot to watch, not to mention the Karnataka based Microsoft employee whose rendering of Rajkumar’s dance was well appreciated especially by the natives. The play was fast paced and the caustic and spontaneous delivery of humour made it an intriguing piece. The 120 minutes whizzed past us as the script kept us on our feet eagerly wondering who would get eliminated next. The ending was a little contrived and ill-fitting. The scheme of the rest of the play and some of the drama could have been edited to make this piece of art perfect.
Ramya Muthukumaran
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