Glorious Performing Arts to stage “Seasons of Love” 16 and 17 November

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The Glorious Performing Arts Committee (GPAC) will stage a timely and heartwarming theatre production, “Seasons of Love” on 16 and 17 November, at the Lionel Wendt Theatre Colombo.

The original play written by Irandi Gunaratne, will feature a host of amateur performers and will be produced by Sanjeev Jayaweera. Joining Sanjeev in directing the performance will be Irandi Gunaratne and Shewan Jayaweera. Music and vocals for the play have been arranged by Naphtali Mendis and Irandi Gunaratne, while choreography is handled by Shenali Jayaweera.

Seasons of Love, follows a family of five members as they navigate a particularly difficult season in each of their lives. Each family member exposing and displaying their own strengths and weaknesses, but with unwavering care and undeniable warmth, entrenched in strong belief, they choose to stand firm and grounded in love for one another through every trial as a tree rooted and sunk deep to the earth.

This will be GPAC’s second production with their debut production “The Miracle” being a resounding success. The performance deeply resonated with the audience and turned out to be an unforgettable experience for all. Timed perfectly for the holiday season, the production portrayed not merely how Mother Mary birthed Jesus amidst a near death experience and unbearable challenges and yet chose to faithfully honour God’s word but also incorporated a true story of a young Mother in the present age who faced a painful and strenuous period of time during childbirth who indisputably through God’s grace, gave birth to a healthy baby boy.

GPAC consists of a diverse and exceptionally skilled group of individuals in the area of Arts and Theatre. The team brings a wealth of experience spanning from Acting and Speech, Marketing, and Finance, and Administration and PR with some members possessing experience in working on illustrious productions such as Shakespeare and other renowned performances where they have contributed their acting skills and marketing expertise. This blend of experience and prowess undoubtedly has set the bar high to bring out creativity to every production.

Videography will be handled by Shapthi Batcho and Shewan Jayaweera, while the latter also assisted in scripting the play along with Dilkusha De Costa, Tiranya Ranasinghe and Roshani Fernando. Costumes for the play were designed by renowned fashion designer Michael Wijesuriya assisted by Chenelle Siriwardena and Sureni Wijesinghe. The Production Team consists of Rasika and Esha de Silva, Yohan Gunaratne and Navindu Fonseka. Make-up for the two nights will be handled by Jagath and Sandaru Padmasiri, and Savisha Batcho. The Backstage crew is managed by Roshani Fernando and Sureni Wijesinghe, while Yohan Gunaratne, Poornima Weerakoon and Rushira Abhayaratne handle Legal and Administration. Rounding up the multi-talented crew is the Marketing, Media and Communications Team that includes Rasika and Esha de Silva, Oshara Thavarajatheepan, Minoli Sally, Kaushalya Gunaratne and Shanaka Gunasekera.

For tickets and box plan, please contact 0773 318537.