South Asian Theatre with Universal Appeal

SoundWaves - The Passion of Noor Inayat Khan

Los Altos, April 2017

Produced and Presented by: EnActe Arts

Written By: Joe Martin

Director: Vinita Sud Belani

SoundWaves: The Passion of Noor Inayat Khan chronicles the complex life of Noor alias Nora alias Madeleine. Trained by Britain as an Allied Special Operations Executive and sent into occupied France, Noor, a Muslim Indian living in Paris, became the first female radio operator during the Second World War. On September 13, 1944, she was shot at a camp in Dachau, Germany, after being captured and severely tortured. Britain posthumously awarded her the George Cross, and unveiled a bronze bust of Noor in London, the first memorial in Britain to either a Muslim or an Asian woman, while France awarded her the Croix de Guerre. Noor Inayat Khan was also commemorated on a stamp issued by the Royal Mail. Through nuanced storytelling and compelling dance performances, this play captures the waves her story leaves behind in this universe ‘made of sound’. With a mission to bring quality South Asian themed stories to universal audiences, while offering a talent development platform where theatre professionals work with aspiring amateurs to foster the growth of local performing talents, Enacte Arts presents to you SoundWaves: The Passion of Noor Inayat Khan, which is still as socio-politically relevant as it was during Second World War. While depicting courage, resilience and most importantly, love, Noor’s story inspires moral integrity in the face of adversity and large-scale political conflicts.

PLAYBILL:

CREATIVE TEAM:

Music Composer: Randy Armstrong

Dance Choreographer: Maria Basile

Stage Manager: Pratiksha Shah

Dramaturg: Sukanya Chakrabarti

Set and Props: Sushma Kaul Roy

Projection Design: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Lighting Design: Ira Jones

Makeup and Hair: Jeshka Yurash

Costume Assistant: Sara Yates

Prop Assistant: Divya Mehta

Ticketing and FOH: Sanjay Sharma, Ashok Malani

Marketing: Neha Ranavat

Operations: YuMee Jang

Lead Singer: Ute Gfrerer

Music Arrangement: Volder Nahrmann

Special Thanks: Usha Srinivasan, Priya Das, Krishna Vishvanathan, Monica Dey, Lori Ann Grass, Abhimanyu Belani, Diya Nalla, Ria Vidyasagar, Joanna Huang, Ruth E. Stein

CAST – 2017:

Aminah Begum nee Ora Baker: Noreen T. Raza

Instructor: Elizabeth Finkler

Hidayat Inayat Khan: Ayush Mathur

Cartaud, Maitre De: Jonathan Roth

Khairunissa aka Claire: Neoli Das

Goldberg, Valentin, Guard at Dachau: Fabien Ferhani

Renee Garry, Prisoner 3: Sandrine Ribeau

Margueritte Garry, Prisoner 2: Lauren Ackerly

Raymonde Prenat, Prisoner 1: Alejandra Leon

Dancers – Cafe Dance: Betty Zhuang, Kyra Peters, Nathalie Thielt, Rofeideh Masourian, Alyssa Takahashi, Alejandra Leon, Hector Carlos, Alan Li, Dan Nguyen, Robert Chomicz, James Moore, Kevin Ip, Don Krenn

Dancers – Monkey King: David Le

Dancers – Monkey Bridge: Adriana Cruz, Alex Aubry, Mark Peppers, Emma Bowman, Samantha Johnson, Ginevera Scherini, Annie Cotta

Operations: YuMee Jang

Lead Singer: Ute Gfrerer

Music Arrangement: Volder Nahrmann

Special Thanks: Usha Srinivasan, Priya Das, Krishna Vishvanathan, Monica Dey, Lori Ann Grass, Abhimanyu Belani, Diya Nalla, Ria Vidyasagar, Joanna Huang, Ruth E. Stein

Our Sponsors:

Palo Alto Networks

Jupiter Research Foundation

Nutanix

Bahwan Cybertek

Accenture

Sunera Technologies

Xoriant

Multicoreware

Shasta Foods

Lasya Art

Mantra India

Chaat Bhavan

Institute for South Asia Studies UC Berkeley

Radio DeHottie Media Mahima