Onnyo Theater, Columbus

presents

Abbey Theater

Saturday, November 10, 4 pm

Annie

by

Sandip Mazumder

Inspired by the Stephen King novel “Misery”

Synopsis

Annie is the gripping tale of a psychopathic

woman and her devious ways of controlling

people. Inspired by Stephen King’s classic novel,

Misery, this thrilling drama takes us into the

complex mazes of Annie’s mercurial mind, her

fantasies and deceptions. She is blatantly

infatuated with the writer Sabyasachi Ray. Like

one of those strange ironies of life, Sabyasachi

gets caught in a blizzard and who do we suppose

is the person he coincidentally comes across?

Annie happens to live in the blizzard-stricken area

and she can hardly believe that it is her favorite

writer who she sees almost half dead in that

catastrophic wintry night! As a “trained nurse,”

she takes care of Sabyasachi. The writer is very

thankful to her for having saved his life. However,

he realizes that there is something beyond

Annie’s nurturing instincts—something sinister

and unexplainable. He discovers that she is a

maniac who insists on steering his novels to her

imagination and wish fulfillments. The realization

soon dawns upon Sabyasachi that Annie has

weakened him with drugs and wants to make him

a permanent prisoner. But he is not the kind to

surrender to her diabolical traps without a fight.

Sabyasachi silently plans to free himself from the

trapped situation. All he has left are his drugged

body, weak legs and a whole lot of desperate

determination coupled with calm resilience. Will

he ever be able to escape…?

Annie

By

Sandip Mazumder

Produced by Onnyo Theater, Columbus, Ohio

Production

Playwright & Direction Sandip Mazumder

Music (soundtrack) Abhik Mazumder

Light Kaushik Mazumder

Sound Sadia Nasrin (Zisa)

Super title & Video

Projection

Syed Ashraf Ali

Super title creation &

Editorial Support

Srirupa Dhar Mazumder

Cast

Interviewer Munia Mostafa

Mr. Guho Rubab Khan (Shourav)

Col. Singh Sandip Mazumder

Ms. Talukdar (agent) Faiza Faria (Tithi)

Minister Shahidul Hassan (Russell)

Police Officer Mohammed Abdullah (Milu)

Sabyasachi Ray Rehman Mehbubor

Annie Srirupa Dhar Mazumder

Cast & Crew

Munia Mostafa

Rubab Khan

Sandip Mazumder

Faiza Faria (Tithi)

Shahidul Hassan

(Russell)

Mohammed

Abdullah (Milu)

Rehman Mehbubor

Srirupa Dhar

Mazumder

Abhik Mazumder

Kaushik Mazumdar

Sadia Nasrin (Zisa)

Syed Ashraf Ali

Who’s Who in the Cast and Crew

Munia Mostafa

This is Munia’s third performance on stage. Munia made her debut as

Ranu in Onnyo Theater’s 2011 production Laal Bati Neel Bati. From

an early age, art has been an integral part of Munia's life. Her

professional training is in art and graphic design. She enjoys singing

and loves to be involved in cultural activities. Through philanthropic

engagements, she wishes to reach out to the community. She plays

the role of the E-tV interviewer in this play.

Faiza Faria (Tithi)

Faiza Faria (Tithi) has a passion for reading, traveling and capturing

moments through her camera. She graduated from Dhaka Medical

College. Tithi, a very natural actress, as evidenced by her acting as

Sofura in Dhaka Theke Bolchhi, will play the role of Ms. Talukdar

(Sabyasachi’s agent).

Rubab Khan (Shourav)

Rubab Khan is currently an Astronomy PhD candidate at the Ohio

State University. Rubab will play the role of DCP Mr. Guho. This is

Rubab’s second appearance in a play in Columbus.

Shahidul Hassan (Russell)

Russell is an avid reader of classical and contemporary Bengali

literature. This is the second time Russell is taking part in a play. In

April 2012, Russell entertained the audience in Dhaka Theke Bolchhi

as bhodrolok—a role that earned him a few laughs, winks, as well as

distinction. He will be playing the role of the home Minister.

Mohammed Abdullah (Milu)

Milu has been culturally active for a long time. A former member of

Notre Dame ‘Natya Dal’ and ‘Abritti Dal,’ he continued working with

‘Kanthasheelan’ till he moved to the USA. In Columbus, he always has

performed in BACO functions as well as in the Asian Festival and at

Comfest. It is his third time working in a drama with Onnyo Theater. In

Annie, Milu plays the role of the Police Officer.

Rehman Mehbubor

Rehman is one of the founding members of Onnyo Theater. He is not

only an experienced actor, but also a playwright. He performed for

THEATER, one of the renowned professional drama groups in

Bangladesh. After migrating to U.S.A., his enthusiasm for Bengali

drama has not died. He has been very earnest in his efforts to keep

the traditions of Bengali drama alive. Rehman has directed several of

the Onnyo Theater plays notably, Kinu Kaharer Theater, Dushomoy,

and Dhaka Theke Bolchi. His contributions to the drama troupe are

not limited to acting and playwriting. He is also highly skilled at

building sets and in directing music. Rehman performs the role of

Sabyasachi Ray in this play.

Srirupa Dhar Mazumder

This is Srirupa’s second stint as an actress. In 2009, she played a

major role in Nirbaas. She also played lead roles in several aural

dramas (sruti natak), and received high praise from the audience.

Srirupa is an avid reader of English literature and lover of British

drama, and is possessed with a strong aesthetic sense in all aspects

of the performing arts. In Annie, she plays the lead role (Annie). She

also created the super-titles for this play, and served as the editorial

assistant.

Abhik Mazumder

Abhik, an eleven-year old pianist formally trained in both classical and

jazz styles, made his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of six as winner

of the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition. Since

then, he has won numerous national and international awards both

for performance and composition. He has performed several times at

New York City’s Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, and Steinway Hall, and

many famous concert halls in Vienna, Austria. Abhik performed the

entire score of Annie on piano. His original composition “Soaring” is

also used in this play.

Sandip Mazumder

Sandip hit his dramatic debut as ‘Dadu’ in Manoj Mitra’s Parobaas

during his freshman year in college. Since then, he has acted in and

directed numerous plays, including several in Columbus under the

Onnyo Theater banner. In addition to drama, Sandip is a talented

musician, whose dramatic ideas are often prompted by musical ideas.

Sandip is the writer and director of Annie. In addition, he plays the

role of Col. Singh.

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Kaushik Mazumdar

Kaushik’s primary interest is in recitation and aural drama (Sruti

Natok). In this play, Kaushik is in charge of Lights.

Sadia Nasrin (Zisa)

Sadia Nasrin (Zisa) is a Mechanical Engineering PhD student at the

Ohio State University. She graduated from the Bangladesh University

of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and then obtained her

Master’s degree from the Oklahoma State University prior to moving

to Columbus this year. In this play, Zisa is in charge of Sound.

Syed Ashraf Ali

Syed Ashraf Ali is a Mechanical Engineering graduate student at the

Ohio State University. He graduated from the Bangladesh University of

Engineering and Technology (BUET) before moving to Columbus in

2011. Ashraf will project super-titles and videos in Annie.

Music Credits

All music was performed on piano by Abhik Mazumder

solely for the purpose of use in this play. No copyrighted

music track was used in any part of the play.

In order of appearance

All the things you are Composer: Jerome Kern

Soaring Composer: Abhik Mazumder

Ami Keboli Swapono Composer: Rabindranath

Tagore

Sonata K330, 2nd

movement

Composer: W.A. Mozart

Romance Composer: S. Rachmaninoff

‘Round Midnight Composer: Thelonious Monk

Re: Person I know Composer: Bill Evans

Solitude Composer: Duke Ellington

In a sentimental mood Composer: Duke Ellington

Aria from Goldberg

Variations

Composer: J.S. Bach

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