SAMMY! is a play in two acts about the irrepressible Mahatma in Gandhi. Through a sporadic debate between two actors, full of Gandhi’s hallmark humor, it traces the development of the young and naive Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi from a protestor in South Africa into a shrewd politician, and then into an enlightened person – a Mahatma.

“true and insightful” “fascinating” “…shows us his transformation from a naive and playful lawyer to a headstrong, idealistic leader. Sammy! is an intelligent thesis on the conflict Gandhi faced as fallible man and passionate leader.” -Hindustan Times

Playwright:
Pratap Sharma is Playwright, Novelist, actor, documentary filmmaker, commentator and author of four children’s book. Among the ten full-length plays he has written, are the well known, A Touch of Brightness, Begum Sumroo and Sammy! (A look at an irrepressible and mischievous aspect of Mahatma Gandhi.) As an actor, Pratap Sharma has played the lead in five feature films and won the National Award in 1971 for his performance in the Hindi film Phir Bhi. As commenter, he has won numerous awards. In 2004, he was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award as ” The Voice of India”

Director:
Lillete Dubey: An actress on stage and big screen, Lillete is also Producer and Artistic Director of her own theatre company The Prime Time Theatre Company. She has directed and produced nearly 20 productions like Dance Like Man, Womanly Voice, Zen Katha, 30 Days in September and others. Three of her plays received Sahitya Kala Parishad Award for Best Play of the Year.