Asaa Mee Asaamee (2025) · South Asians in Silicon Valley

Title: Asaa Mee Asaamee (2025)
Description: Asaa Mee Asaamee revisited one of Pu. La. Deshpande’s most beloved social comedies. The play follows a lower middle-class man deeply rooted in tradition as he navigates personal ambition, economic aspiration, and shifting social hierarchies. As his professional environment transitions from colonial British influence to Marwari business leadership, the protagonist confronts questions of identity, class mobility, and cultural continuity. Balancing satire with empathy, the work captures the anxieties and aspirations of upward mobility within a changing social order. Ratnakar Matkari’s adaptation preserves Deshpande’s humor while sharpening the narrative for contemporary performance.
Date: 2025
Director: Niranjan Page
Playwright: Written by Pu. La. Deshpande; Adaptation by Ratnakar Matkari
Location: Historic Hoover Theater, San Jose
Production Location: CalAA
Subject: CalAA
Identifier: C20