Read the beginning of a story given below. In groups of four, create a play script based only on the beginning of the story given above. To write the script, you may refer to the play you have just read.
Anuradha, a teenager, has been learning tabla at school since her primary years and is an extraordinary tabla player. Her father, a vocalist, is a music teacher in a school. He has never been supportive of her learning the tabla and rather feels she should focus on becoming a vocalist. She has been invited to perform at a prestigious event, and decides to participate in it, despite her father's disapproval. However, Anuradha's mother and brother have always rooted for her. Anuradha sat wondering.
Title: Each Bay, Its Own Wind
Characters: Anuradha: An extraordinary tabla player Father: A vocalist and music teacher Mother: Anuradha’s mother Brother: Anuradha’s brother
ACT I
[Scene: Anuradha's room. She is sitting, wondering about the prestigious event invitation.]
Mother: (Entering with Brother) Why are you lost in thought, my dear child?
Anuradha: I have been invited to perform at a prestigious event. But I am wondering how to tell Father. He has never been supportive of me learning the tabla and feels I should focus on becoming a vocalist.
Brother: You are an extraordinary tabla player, Anuradha. You have been learning it since your primary years! Mother and I have always rooted for you. You must participate.
Father: (Entering the room) What is happening here? Anuradha, I heard about the invitation. As a vocalist and a music teacher, I must say no. You should focus on vocals, not the tabla.
Anuradha: But Father, the tabla is my passion. Please let me perform.
Mother: She has made her choice. You must bring this up and understand her dedication. She is not betraying family values.
Father: (Pausing, reflecting) I was afraid you would be lost to our tradition. But I see your dedication. I realise my fears were baseless. After all, each bay, its own wind. I trust you, Anuradha, and I will root for you at the event!
(Anuradha hugs both her parents)
CURTAIN DOWN
Explanation
The play script effectively transforms the given story beginning into a dramatic format, incorporating all the key details: Anuradha's skill as a tabla player, her father's disapproval and preference for vocals, the mother and brother's support, and the prestigious event. It also draws inspiration from the reference play 'Each Bay, Its Own Wind' by using the same thematic resolution where the father realizes his fears are baseless and supports his child, incorporating specific phrases like 'lost in thought', 'bring this up', 'root for', and the proverb 'each bay, its own wind'.
Solution Steps
Step 1: Identify the core conflict from the story beginning: Anuradha wants to play tabla at a prestigious event, but her father, a vocalist, disapproves and wants her to sing.
Step 2: Establish the supporting characters: the mother and brother who root for Anuradha.
Step 3: Set the opening scene with Anuradha 'wondering', as stated in the prompt.
Step 4: Develop the dialogue to showcase the father's initial disapproval and the family's intervention.
Step 5: Resolve the conflict by mirroring the reference play's ending, where the father accepts the child's unique path ('each bay, its own wind') and offers his support.