Life of Pi

Play

New Work
Writers: Lolita Chakrabarti

Overview

Show Information

Based on the Play/Book/Film
Based on the 2021 novel of the same name by Yann Martel.
Category
Play
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
2019
Genres
Drama
Settings
Multiple Settings
Time & Place
Canadian Embassy, Pondicherry, Pacific Ocean
Cast Size
medium
Dancing
Musical Staging
Ideal for
Diverse Cast
Casting Notes
Mostly male cast
Includes late teen, adult, young adult characters

Synopsis

Based on the popular 2001 novel, Life of Pi follows the harrowing journey of Pi, a 17 year old from India as he immigrates to Canada with his family and their zoo of animals across the pacific. After an especially terrible storm, Pi finds himself stranded on a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean with only four other survivors: a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan, and a tiger. A story of determination, perseverance and hardship, Pi’s narrative jumps between the boat itself and the Canadian embassy in Mexico, where he eventually tells his story. Through stunning imagery and incredibly dynamic puppeteering work, Life of Pi is a beautiful adaptation of the story so many have loved for the last 22 years.

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