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A collection of partitions.

“Parts of Parts and Stitches,” the play written by Riti Sachdeva is about the 1947 British Partition of India. The play explores the division of families, land, and relationships; things that are severed with the division and demarcation of space. The word “partition” which means “the act and process of dividing something into parts” mostly  Read more »

No Small Matter: “Parts of Parts” and the Cost of Off-Off Broadway

The rehearsal time for Parts of Parts and Stitches, the upcoming MTWorks play about the Partition of India, has been pushed back from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. to make time for last minute adjustments, meetings, and even a quick audition. According to the play’s director, Cat Parker, the rehearsal is a “stumble through” of the  Read more »

A Playwright Pushes Beyond Boundaries

On March 15th, 2012, the Off-Off Broadway play Parts of Parts and Stitches, written by Riti Sachdeva, will premiere at the Theater at the 14th Street Y for a three week run.  Parts of Parts, a play set in 1947 Mianwali District of Punjab, part of what is now Pakistan, comes to the city of  Read more »