Nerve

by MINITA GANDHI

Jyoti, a recent widow with ailing health, finds the future of her well-being in her daughters’ hands. A multigenerational and multicultural dark comedy that explores the love language of food, the deep wounds of sibling rivalry, and how a family moves through grief- Nerve asks what our legacy is and that we truly leave behind.

Jyoti, a recent widow with ailing health, finds the future of her well-being in her daughters’ hands. A multigenerational and multicultural dark comedy that explores the love language of food, the deep wounds of sibling rivalry, and how a family moves through grief- Nerve asks what our legacy is and that we truly leave behind.

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Nerve

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  • Shaun Leisher: Nerve by MINITA GANDHI
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    A really great play about a complicated family. These kinds of stories with these kinds of people are not seen very often on stage. It feels universal within the specificity of this family's culture and long-held traditions.

    A really great play about a complicated family. These kinds of stories with these kinds of people are not seen very often on stage. It feels universal within the specificity of this family's culture and long-held traditions.

    ”

Development History

  • Reading, Theatreworks Silicon Valley, 2023
  • Residency, The Ground Floor at Berkeley Repertory Theatre , 2022

Awards

  • Work Session Grant
    Lucille Lortel Theatre- The Alcove New Development Program
    2023