Life of Pi
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Previews Began: March 9, 2023
Opening Night: March 30, 2023
Closing Night: -
Playwright: Lolita Chakrabarti
Music: Andrew T. Mackay
Based on the best-selling novel by Yann Martel, sixteen-year-old Pi and his family set off to emigrate from India, but after their ship sinks in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Pi is left stranded on a lifeboat with just four other survivors–a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a Royal Bengal tiger. Time is against them, nature is harsh, who will survive?
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Hiran Abeysekera Pi
Brian Thomas Abraham Cook
Voice of Richard Parker
Rajesh Bose Father
Avery Glymph Father Martin
Rear Admiral Jackson
Russian Sailor
Mahira Kakkar Nurse
Amma
Orange Juice
Kirstin Louie Lulu Chen
Salma Qarnain Mrs. Biology Kumar
Zaida Khan
Sathya Sridharan Mamaji
Pandit-ji
Daisuke Tsuji Mr. Okamoto
Captain
Sonya Venugopal Rani
Mahnaz Damania Ensemble
Jon Hoche Ensemble
Usman Ali Mughal Ensemble
Uma Paranjpe Ensemble
David Shih Ensemble
Nikki Calonge Puppeteer
Rowan Ian Seamus Magee Puppeteer
Jonathan David Martin Puppeteer
Betsy Rosen Puppeteer
Celia Mei Rubin Puppeteer
Scarlet Wilderink Puppeteer
Andrew Wilson Puppeteer
Standby: Adi Dixit (Pi)