Men at work on Women atwork - A Social Stage Play
Men at Work:
Naveen (40) Materials Manager, Bricks & Bats Ltd.
Nayak (55) Manager, HRD, Hares & Hounds Ltd.
Rakesh (50) Managing Director, Hares & Hounds Ltd.
Sunil (35), Assistant Manager, Personnel, Hares & Hounds Ltd.
Gopal (55) Assistant, Marketing., Hares & Hounds Employees Union
Balram (35) Inspector of Police.
Sanjay (40) General Manager, Marketing, Brims & Dregs Ltd.
Kumar (35) Assistant Finance Manager, Skins & Hides Ltd.
Diwakar (50) Finance Manager, Skins & Hides Ltd.
Bhagawan ( 45 ) Lawyer.
Women at Work:
Navya (30) Naveen’s wife and Sanjay’s P.A at Brims & Dregs Ltd.
Rachana (26) Navya’s friend and Kumar’s Assistant at Skins & Hides Ltd.
Rekha (59) Company Secretary, Hares & Hounds Ltd., who with Navya and Rachana starts MAWAW, Movement against womanizing at workplace.
Nritya (21) Navya’s sister and Nayak’s Stenographer at Hares & Hounds Ltd.
Preeti (26) Personal Secretary to Rakesh at Hares & Hounds Ltd.
Margaret (45) Manager Personal, Hares & Hounds Ltd.
Ramya( 40) Deputy Manager, Finance, Hares & Hounds Ltd.
Divya (25) Receptionist, Bricks & Bats Ltd.
Anasuya(35) Maid servant of the Naveens
Mithuna: Accuser of Naveen sans appearance.
Children at play: Ranjan (7) and Nrupa (5), son and daughter of Naveen and Navya.
Scene - 1
[Curtains up: Drawing room of the Naveens. Nine chimes of the clock (not in the scene). Naveen is seen solving the The Hindu ‘crossword’. The telephone in the hall starts ringing.]
Navya: [Not in the scene.] Naveen, are you there?
Naveen: Very much dear. [He goes to answer the call.]
Naveen: It’s Naveen here. [Pause] Wait a minute [Closes the mouthpiece.] Navya, Rachana is on the line for you.
[Enter: Navya from the kitchen portion (left side of the stage) and takes the receiver from Naveen.]
Navya: Hi, Rachana.
[Naveen goes into the master-bedroom (left side of the backstage)]
Navya: You are mistaken, Nritya is expected only tomorrow. [Long pause] Why not, we can meet in the evening.