Staged Reading in New York City
Friday, May 5 and Saturday May 6 at 7:30 PM
Pulse Ensemble Theatre
432 W. 42nd Street, New YorkSee Press Release
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Chirag Cary Steiner
Cary Steiner has been involved in theater since 1969 when he appeared in a regional production of West Side Story. He has performed on stage, television and film. Cary has been an acting teacher since 1987, and began his directing career in 1991 with the play A Hatful of Rain. He founded Actors Recovery Theatre that same year and served as its Artistic Director for five years, directing six other productions for A.R.T. and other organizations.
In 1997, he became a disciple of Shri Anandi Ma and was given the spiritual name "Chirag."
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Aikya Param Studied Sanskrit and Vedanta with Shri Swami Dayananda Saraswati at Sandeepany West, Piercy, CA from 1979 to 1982. During that study, Pujya Swamiji shared with students his first reading of Valmiki's Ramayana, the basis for Promise. Aikya is a professional watercolorist, a published, prize winning writer and former publisher of Women and Money Monthly Report. She produced and directed The Miracle Worker with children in grades 4 to 7. With children aged 3 to 5 she created, produced and directed The Marriage of Lord Ganesha, another play based on a well known story. Born Eunice M. Diehl, she was given the name Aikya by Shri Swami Dayananda.
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The Cast: Who's Who
Jeanine Bartel
Kaikeyi
Cheryl Felissa Carpe
Manthara/Demoness Guard
Christopher Conant
Bharat
Dawn Pollock Jones
Sita
Kelly Lincoln
Shurparnaka
Jeffrey Spolan
Hanuman
Graham Stevens
Rama
Cary Steiner
Director/Dasharatha/Ravana
Noelle Teagno
Kausalya
Mark McClain Wilson
Lakshman
