Hindu Gods Find a Home in Boston
The Boston Globe
Brahma the creator appears as a stand-up comedian working through gender-assignment issues on stage. Vishnu the protector appears as a tough-girl avatar named Kalki, who saves a couple of outcasts from the dangers of high school. And Shiva the destroyer sails her mattress on a “cosmic ocean” while trying to navigate post-colonial identity and post-concert T-shirt sales…
Down with Pronouns, Up with the Displaced Hindu Gods
DigBoston
I’ve never cried during a stand-up routine, at least not until I saw “Brahman/i”... More than a string of jokes — though Brahman/i does serve up a potent pot of jabs that tackle post-colonialism, sexuality, family, lazy Americans, and acceptance — the two-hour show reveals the insecurities, heartbreak, and, ultimately, acceptance, of someone who grapples with identity…
‘Displaced Hindu Gods’ at Mixed Blood Theatre
Twin Cities Daily Planet
See any one of Displaced Hindu Gods. Better yet, see all of them—together, spaced out over several nights, doesn’t matter. You should see these plays. Great writing, great direction, great design, great acting. All three stories are very different in style and tone, but they all have a smart sense of humor driving them, which makes them entertaining as well as thought-provoking…
Kapil Emerges as a Playwright of Significance at Mixed Blood
Lavender
Aditi Brennan Kapil takes traditional male Hindu archetypes and feminizes them into Western situations in her remarkable new play trilogy… The Chronicles of Kalki is quite simply breathtaking. This sexually raw tale of three teenaged girls - one reticent, one cynical, and one astoundingly daring - plays with our sense of what is real and what is not…