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Title
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Don’t Worry, Be Happy (2025)
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Description
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Don’t Worry, Be Happy explores contemporary marriage through the lens of emotional misalignment, economic uncertainty, and unspoken vulnerability. The play centers on a young couple navigating professional instability and the pressures of parenthood. As the wife confronts gynecological health challenges that complicate their ability to have children, deeper fractures emerge in communication and empathy. Feeling unseen and misunderstood, she ultimately chooses independence over quiet resignation. The couple separates, and she redefines her life through travel, trekking, and social engagement, affirming personal fulfillment beyond conventional expectations.
Resonating strongly with younger audiences, the production reflects a generational shift in how Marathi theater addresses marriage, autonomy, and women’s agency.
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Date
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2025
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Director
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Mukund Marathe
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Playwright
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Mihir Rajda
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Location
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Cubberley Community Center Theater, Palo Alto
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Production Location
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CalAA
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Subject
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CalAA
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Identifier
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C21
