Late Monday afternoon I walked into Cloak Theater for an interview with Nil Senanayake.
Actors wander in and out, waiting for one of their last technical rehearsals to begin.
One stretches, another adjusts a brightly colored mask. No other props, no specific costumes. It is a story of many plots and sub-plots, combining the Sri Lankan patriarchal culture and religious ethics. This ritual traditionally begins at night and takes nine hours. A few years ago, Nil became fascinated by various figures such as Antonine Aftaud, Growtowski, and Joseph Chaikin through an Avant Garde theater course.