An insight into the sthree vesha in Yakshagana

The sthree

vesha

or female roles are performed by male actors in traditional

Yakshagana

. The very man who grows into the woman’s role on stage entertaining the audience is engulfed by a lot of his inner manhood complexities when he walks into life. Vesha tries to capture the transformational crisis of the man who defines the love, desire, and sorrow of a woman, through her portrayal on stage and longs for her even after the curtains come down. The

play

is directed by Nithish Sridhar.