Imago - play based on Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis"

Imago - Play
Have you ever imagined of being something else or someone else? Have you ever dreamed of turning into an unrealistic being? No? Then perhaps your imagination should free yourself to witness the wildest of possibilities, the strangest of dreams and wittiest of fantasies. Our protagonist indeed possesses such power to cross all boundaries of reality and take a leap into a gigantic world of imagination. One would fantasies turning into a beautiful bird or into a carefree doe or into a threatening wild beast, but alas! We fail to capture the protagonist's height of creativity when he turns into an Insect. A mere insect, with many eyes and many legs, but a six feet tall, rather long insect. The play "IMAGO" is a story of a teen turning into a gigantic insect and thereafter the journey of the insect to its destination. In Latin, Imago is the singular form of imagines. Thus, the name suffices not only the imaginative journey of protagonist but also the actual metamorphosis process of the insect. English Adaptation of "KEEDA" Based on Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" Directed By : Chetan Chand Adapted in English by Mandar Naik Written By : Sameer Garud Performed By : Aadar Malik Live Music Band : Translucent Music Band Produced By : Pankaj Singh "This play is being selected for KalaGhoda Festival, Mumbai 2013"          Review: The performances were good. They added a bit of surprise and spontaneity by asking the audience to name their fears, aspirations, favourite animals and including those as part of the play. I loved the band which played. They played such soothing music - lovely for a perfect friday night. I liked the way they had 2 people narrate the story. The voices in the head were portrayed by the 2nd actor. The methods used to portray the different characters - played by the same actor, were good. The use of music to achieve a certain sense of jumbled words was good. I liked that they had tried to portray the feelings and thoughts of the other actors in the play also, not just that of the lead. What I did not like, was how the insect transformed into a beautiful butterfly. That is the most crucial one for me. If the book also did not capture that, I'd be let down. Also when our hero turned into an insect I was confused whether it was his own hallucination or that was how others also viewed him as. Was he really not able to walk or talk? Maybe a reading of the book will bring more clarity.
Overall the play was quite good and watchable. I had watched so many performances last year which were not worthy. This one definitely was worth the long travel and the money.