Sanjit Sengupta

Sanjit Sengupta

Sanjit Sengupta is a playwright whose work involves contemporary and historical social themes. His short play, Sunny Living, was performed live in the Ten-Minute Madness Festival at the North Park Vaudeville & Candy Shoppe in San Diego, April 2023. His one-act play, Global Alligator, received a workshop at the Valdez Theatre Conference, June 2023. His other 10-minute and one-act plays have had readings and...
Sanjit Sengupta is a playwright whose work involves contemporary and historical social themes. His short play, Sunny Living, was performed live in the Ten-Minute Madness Festival at the North Park Vaudeville & Candy Shoppe in San Diego, April 2023. His one-act play, Global Alligator, received a workshop at the Valdez Theatre Conference, June 2023. His other 10-minute and one-act plays have had readings and workshops at numerous competitive festivals. Sanjit is a member of the Dramatists Guild, New Play Exchange, Play Café, Berkeley, Pear Theatre Playwrights Guild, Theatre Bay Area, and The Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco.

Plays

  • Sunny Living by Sanjit Sengupta
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
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    Keyword: senior citizens, retirement + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy
    Keyword: senior citizens, retirement, technology
    Tina Mullaney from Apple demonstrates the iPod Home Mini to a group of residents of the Sunny Living Senior Community. She gets useful feedback for product improvements and is also moved by her interactions with the seniors. She also learns a hard truth about herself.
  • Global Alligator by Sanjit Sengupta
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    6–17
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: world history, geopolitics + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, young audiences
    Keyword: world history, geopolitics, relationships between humans and animals, Philosophy of life
    Stan/Ziggy/Saturn is a global alligator who gets caught up in geopolitics during the second world war and its aftermath. As a result, he gets shipped from the USA to Germany to Russia. Everywhere he goes he is befriended by humans and is also hurt by them. He survives by his instincts and lives to the ripe old age of 84. This is an unproduced, original script for young audiences, in the age range 12-18. It...
    Stan/Ziggy/Saturn is a global alligator who gets caught up in geopolitics during the second world war and its aftermath. As a result, he gets shipped from the USA to Germany to Russia. Everywhere he goes he is befriended by humans and is also hurt by them. He survives by his instincts and lives to the ripe old age of 84. This is an unproduced, original script for young audiences, in the age range 12-18. It provides practical advice for living a good life.
  • A Ray of Hope for Asha by Sanjit Sengupta
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: adventure, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: love, interracial + 1 more
    Genre: adventure, drama, radio drama, zoom
    Keyword: love, interracial, COVID-19 pandemic
    Asha, the only child of Indian American immigrants Dipak and Arati, meets Ray, an African American physical trainer, in the early period of the coronavirus pandemic. Asha decides to go on a “workcation” to Cancun with Ray, knowing that her parents would disapprove. Asha contracts COVID-19 in Cancun. Ray takes care of Asha during her recovery, and they fall in love. When they return stateside, continuing...
    Asha, the only child of Indian American immigrants Dipak and Arati, meets Ray, an African American physical trainer, in the early period of the coronavirus pandemic. Asha decides to go on a “workcation” to Cancun with Ray, knowing that her parents would disapprove. Asha contracts COVID-19 in Cancun. Ray takes care of Asha during her recovery, and they fall in love. When they return stateside, continuing parental opposition from Dipak and Arati to their interracial relationship leads to Asha and Ray’s breakup. Then Ray does something that drastically upends everybody’s life. Is there any hope for Asha?
  • American Businessman by Sanjit Sengupta
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5–10
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: business, entrepreneurship + 3 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: business, entrepreneurship, American Dream, friendship, redemption
    Jayant, a brash and mercurial CEO, is relentless in his climb up the corporate ladder. He alienates co-workers and friends during his singular journey. Will he succeed in achieving the American Dream?
  • Life's Not Fair by Sanjit Sengupta
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3–4
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    Genre: drama, horror
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    Keyword: cybercrime, horror novel + 1 more
    Genre: drama, horror
    Keyword: cybercrime, horror novel, revenge
    James Callahan comes to San Francisco to write his next horror novel. He has a strange encounter in a hotel room which has serious consequences for his career and personal life.
  • The Education of Alistair Donahue by Sanjit Sengupta
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, political + 2 more
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    Keyword: racism, black lives matter
    Genre: drama, political, radio drama, zoom
    Keyword: racism, black lives matter
    An inter-generational, inter-racial encounter between writers results in conflict, dialog, and understanding about the Black Lives Matter movement.
  • Midlife Crisis by Sanjit Sengupta
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: marriage, love + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, romantic comedy, zoom
    Keyword: marriage, love, Sex, aging sexuality
    Brian, a wannabe playwright, and Julie, a successful corporate executive, have been married for 35 years. They need some excitement in their lives. Along comes Gigi to create tension between Julie and Brian. How will Julie and Brian overcome their midlife crisis?
  • The Promise by Sanjit Sengupta
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: adult friendships, intercultural relationships + 3 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: adult friendships, intercultural relationships, intergenerational friendship, commitment, generosity
    Sameer, a poor graduate student, and his young wife, Seema, move to Berkeley from India. They are befriended by Edna, a feisty, outspoken senior citizen. Cultural and generational differences lead to different expectations from the relationship on each side. Edna wants Sameer and Seema to keep a promise. Sameer and Seema want Edna’s acceptance as a microcosm of their assimilation into their adopted new country...
    Sameer, a poor graduate student, and his young wife, Seema, move to Berkeley from India. They are befriended by Edna, a feisty, outspoken senior citizen. Cultural and generational differences lead to different expectations from the relationship on each side. Edna wants Sameer and Seema to keep a promise. Sameer and Seema want Edna’s acceptance as a microcosm of their assimilation into their adopted new country. Will they be successful in getting what they want?
  • Turbulence by Sanjit Sengupta
    Cast: 
    7–9
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: love, marriage + 7 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: love, marriage, family, ageism, Interfaith relationships, geopolitics, Indian (South Asian) women, anti-Muslim prejudice, single parenting
    Rima is a Hindu single parent from Mumbai grieving the death of her husband. She meets a young Muslim graduate student in the San Francisco Bay Area and they fall in love. Over six years and two continents, their turbulent relationship faces myriad social obstacles including ageism, interfaith taboos, and geopolitics. Will they get what they want from each other and society? The play provokes audiences to...
    Rima is a Hindu single parent from Mumbai grieving the death of her husband. She meets a young Muslim graduate student in the San Francisco Bay Area and they fall in love. Over six years and two continents, their turbulent relationship faces myriad social obstacles including ageism, interfaith taboos, and geopolitics. Will they get what they want from each other and society? The play provokes audiences to rethink their beliefs, attitudes, and values so we can move towards a more inclusive, harmonious society.
  • Tao House by Sanjit Sengupta
    Cast: 
    7–8
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: family, Relationships + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: family, Relationships, genius, insanity, california
    Eugene O’Neill and his third wife, Carlotta Monterrey, lived in the Tao House in Danville, CA, from 1937 - 1944. Based on historical accounts, this play dramatizes their lives during those years.
  • Customer Service by Sanjit Sengupta
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: travel, tourism + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: travel, tourism, tallinn, estonia
    There's theatre all around us if we are keen to observe it.
  • Academic Advice by Sanjit Sengupta
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: inter-generational, student-teacher relationship + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: inter-generational, student-teacher relationship, substance abuse
    Regina, a struggling student in Professor Singh’s Statistics 101 class, comes to him for academic advice. Can he really help her?