A pet snake, a holy man, a reporter, an opinionated urbanite, a curse, a strange night and a bizarre disappearance... Satyajit Ray’s classic tale of mystery and mystics is adapted for stage against a contemporary backdrop. Here modern ideas of progress clash with indigenous beliefs, imposed authority spawns subversion, and the conclusion is left open-ended! Scripted by Sankha Bhowmick and directed by Gourab De, the play was initially presented once as a living-room edition in Acton, Massachusetts in May 2011, followed by three shows at Atlantic Playmakers in Burlington, Massachusetts in June 2011.