The Old Globe Presents “House of India”
The Old Globe has announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of “House of India” by San Diego playwright Deepak Kumar (2023 MacDowell Fellow, Prospect Musical’s “Baked! The Musical”). Drama Desk Award-nominee Zi Alikhan (Primary Stages’ “On That Day in Amsterdam,” Pasadena Playhouse’s “Sanctuary City”) directs this heartwarming comedy featuring a vibrant cast of characters who work to build a restaurant, a legacy, and a new kind of American Dream. Performances begin Saturday, May 10 and run through Sunday, June 1, 2025, with the opening on Thursday, May 15 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe’s Conrad Prebys Theatre Center in San Diego’s Balboa Park.
Ananya runs House of India, a once-successful restaurant in a strip mall outside of Cleveland. Her cook Jacob has an idea to bring in more customers: ditch the traditional dishes and embrace a trendy, fusion-forward menu (think “Indian Chipotle”). Her two grown children have their own views too. As the bills and worries pile up, Ananya must choose, hold on to her late husband’s vision, or compromise in the name of progress.
“The Old Globe’s 2025 lineup continues with a world premiere play that’s moving and meaningful,” said Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein. “’House of India’ asks fascinating and deep questions about identity and Americanness as it reminds us that immigrant communities are the engines that forge our national culture. Deepak Kumar cannily uses food and cuisine as a way to consider authenticity, assimilation, and change, and he simultaneously makes an American family play that’s truly touching and very funny. This is a special work, and director Zi Alikhan partners with Kumar to make a production of unusual richness in our intimate Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre. They’ve gathered a phenomenal cast of major stage talents and together these artists will make a memorable evening of theatre in San Diego.”
The cast includes Supriya Ganesh as Vaidehi, Mahira Kakkar as Ananya, Deven Kolluri as Vikram), and Tommy Bo as Jacob.
Ticket prices for “House of India”start at $31. Performances for the four-week limited engagement run May 10 – June 1, 2025. Tickets are available at TheOldGlobe.org, by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE (234-5623), and in person at The Old Globe’s Box Office in Balboa Park (1363 Old Globe Way).
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