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Irineu Gonsalves’ 10th monsoon production, I Am Sorry, throws light on intricate relationships and the consequences when the victim bows down to all sorts of insults, physical and mental torture after marriage.
The tiatr, I Am Sorry, carries a simple story of four youths, namely Willy, Scully, Aloma and Frazer, who are happy-go-lucky friends. One fine day, they are on a stroll at the beach.
Frazer and Aloma move away, while Willy and Scully, who are sailing in the love boat, take a pledge, at a cross erected nearby, to continue their friendship forever.
As Willy and Scully share sweet nothings with each other, Scully’s father Pascoal and brother (Anil) drop by. While Scully’s father stays mum, her brother threatens Willy with dire consequences if he continues his ties with Scully.
Finally, Scully weds Franky, who is arrogant by nature and ill-treats his wife. Franky’s mother Aplon is an equally dictatorial woman and treats her daughter-in-law like a doormat.
Scully receives ample support from her father-in-law, Raposo (Pradeep Naik). Scully has no freedom after marriage and suffers physically and mentally at the hands of her husband and mother-in-law.
One fine day, Scully’s father pays a courtesy visit and he is insulted by the in-laws. For the mess that she is in after marriage, Scully blames Willy because he never had the guts to speak his heart out.
When Scully conceives, Franky and his mother doubt her pregnancy. On the other hand, Willy goes into depression. Scully’s friends, Aloma and Frazer, are very supportive and try their best to provide moral support.
The child born to Scully is deformed and the mother-in-law again considers her daughter-in-law a bad omen. What transpires in the family is worth the watch during the second half of the drama.
BEHIND THE SCENES
The artistes have been selected carefully by the director and they give fine performances. Senior tiatrists, Pascoal and Pradeep Naik, stand out as sober guardians. Aplon portrays herself as the cruel mother-in-law.
Aloma and Frazer are cool as friends. As usual, Scully and Willy are appealing as lovebirds. In the negative role, Franky does full justice to his cruel character.
Anil Pednekar is comfortable in dual roles. Avers Pereira and Aleixin de Morjim extend good support to the main cast in minor roles. Child artiste, Jenoy Fernandes, has played his role with ease.
Lights and sound have been handled by Jerson.
Scenes projected on screen as the backdrop are the specialty of this director. Except for a few technical hitches here and there, the tiatr is a fine presentation and a treat to the eyes, with digital projection handled by Ambrose and Delilah Vaz.
For laughter pills, there’s Rajdeep Naik, John D’Silva, Fiona, Joyel and David, who try to tickle the funny bone of the audience.
The chau, chau episode is entertaining.
In the section of songs, Scully, Willy, Frazer and Aloma come for the opening song, followed by solos from Avers Pereira, Pascoal Rodrigues, Peter Camilo and Marcus Vaz. There are other songs by Aleixin de Morjim and Frazer, Marcus Vaz, Anil and Avers Pereira.
A quartet went amiss in the drama. Songs by international singers O’Luv and Hema Sardessai are equally entertaining and receive good response from the spectators.
Senon and his team – Franoy (bass), Rolfan Vaz (keyboard), John de Maddel (drums) have provided good music for the show.