South Asian-American Theater Festival 2026
SAATh is a celebration and coming together of diverse communities in South Asia and beyond through theater and story-telling. SAATh 2026 will include a Minithon (including performances in Kannada, Telugu, Punjabi, Hindi, Gujarati and more), followed by eight plays over two days in English, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi and Malayalam.
Learn more about SAATh:
September 18–20 at the Mosesian Center for the Arts
in Watertown, Massachusetts.
Dear Patrons:
Due to unavoidable circumstances, the play “ Sakharam Binder” from Epic Actors cannot be staged at SAATh V festival on Sunday at 6.30 pm. Instead we shall stage Tringsha Satabdi by Off- Kendrik as a repeat show. Tringsha Satabdi is a searing anti- war play by the renowned playwright Badal Sircar and directed by Chandan Sen, renowned director from Kolkata.
Friday, September 18, 6:30pm–9pm
Inauguration
Multilingual Minithon
featuring plays in Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Kashmiri, and Kannada.
Various playwrights from the Boston area
Saturday, September 19, 1:45pm–9pm
Aadhi Raat ke Baad
Mandi Theater, Chicago | Hindi
Den to Water & The River Swells
Off-Kendrik, Boston | English
American Bhoot
Colab, New Jersey | English
Intermission
Bottoms Up
Spotlight, Ohio | Bengali
Tringsha Shatabdi
Off-Kendrik, Boston | Bengali
Sunday, September 20, 1:30pm–8pm
Panel Discussion & Award for Excellence in Theater
The Recurring Rhythm
Boston | Malayam
Modern Love Jaisa
Krossroads, Boston | Hindi
Intermission
Aranyak
Natyaranga, Boston | Marathi
Tringsha Shatabdi
Off-Kendrik, Boston | Bengali
