Pics: Anil Studio, Moodubelle
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (RD/SB)
Udupi, Apr 27: The parishioners of St Lawrence parish, Belle, near here had the double joy of celebrating the feast of Easter and witnessing family-value based Konkani play - Shegunachi Soon, at in the parish ground, recently.
The play written and directed by Walter Monteiro had been staged earlier in February 2011 as part of the golden jubilee celebration of the Society of St Vincent de Paul of Our Mother of Sorrows parish, here.
Speaking on the occasion, Walter Monteiro said that he had written the play in 1966, exactly forty-five-years ago and it has been staged nearly seventy times over the years at different places in the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts as well as in Mumbai and even in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Though the play is 45 years old, the family values that the play projects have stood the test of time and the play kept engrossed the Belle audience till the end.
The actors included Alphonse D’Costa, Olivia Cornelio, Shaila Fernandes, Edwin Alva, Ronald Saldanaha, Roshan Menezes, Boniface D’Souza and Benedicta Fernandes.
The play was coordinated by Grecian Botelho; stage management by Mark Fernandes, Walter Martis, James D’Souza, Winston Martis and Arlein Fernandes; music by Projot D’Sa, Kallianpur; Anitha Saldanha and Victoria Cornelio assisted in the play; make up and stage by Saraswati Drama Arts, Kallianpur and light and sound by Anil Sounds, Shankerapura.
Fr Joswey Fernandes felicitated the sponsors of the play and also honoured Walter Monteiro and Gracian Botelho.
Fr Paul Fernandes, Fr Lancy Saldanha, Belle parish council vice president Alphonse K Alva, secretary Jacinta D’Souza, Belle parish Society of St Vincent de Paul unit president Ignatius Monis were present on the dais.
In their brief messages, Fr Joswey and Fr Paul said that they were very much impressed by the play when they had witnessed it at Our Lady of Rosary parish, here in February and thought it proper to stage it at Moodubelle. They said that the family-values depicted in the play are worth emulating by the families.