DCS Monologues — Stages Theatre Group

Dear Children… Sincerely :

Monologues

Directed by
Tracy Holsinger

The DCS Monologues are a collection of personal stories of the remarkable generation born in the 1930s. Each DCS monologue tells the story of one such individual.

Some monologues reflect the lives of prominent, public personalities; others, the lives of lesser known people. Together they provide insight into personal lives which ran parallel to iconic historical events.

The DCS Monologues were first performed in 2015 in Sri Lanka. DCS stories have since been sourced and performed in Ireland, Rwanda, the UK and Pakistan.

The DCS Monologues are personal narratives created from the interviews of the DCS project – a theatre research project which collects the stories and experiences of the generation born in the 1930s and takes them to contemporary audiences in the form of storytelling and live performance.
Duration
10-20 minutes per monologue
Language
English, Sinhala, Tamil

DCS Monologues was first staged at the International Center for Ethnic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka in January 2016.
The opening show was supported by The Esufally Foundation, GIZ Sri Lanka, The Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust, Fokus, and Search for Common Ground.
Alone With Computers
Directed by
Tracy Holsinger
Written by
Ruwanthie de Chickera
Performed by
Azira Esufally (English)
Pia Hatch (English)
Nilmini Buwaneka (Sinhala)
Shiraneei Mills (Tamil)
The Disappearances Commission
Directed by
Tracy Holsinger
Written by
Ruwanthie de Chickera
Performed by
Viranthi Cooray (English & Sinhala)
The Ceylon Coup
Written & directed by
Ruwanthie de Chickera
Performed by
Ranmali Mirchandani and Sanjeewa Upendra (English & Sinhala)
Tamil Medal Winner
Directed by
Tracy Holsinger
Written by
Ruwanthie de Chickera
Performed by
Rev. Joshua Ratnam (English/Tamil)
Arjun Vignaraja (English)

Menik Farm
Directed by
Tracy Holsinger
Written by
Ruwanthie de Chickera
Performed by
Selvi Sachithanandam (English/Tamil)
Ruwanthie de Chickera (English)

Chandrasekera and the Crown Jewels
Directed by
Tracy Holsinger
Written by
Ruwanthie de Chickera
Performed by
Tracy Holsinger (English)
Muslim Man of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Narrated by
Madhi Hussein (English)

Partition is not Migration
Directed by
Tracy Holsinger
Written by
Ruwanthie de Chickera
Performed by
Osama Tahir (English)
DCS Monologues - Resource Pack (English)
DCS Monologues - Resource Pack (Sinhala)
DCS Monologues - Resource Pack (Tamil)
Monologue playscripts -
Alone With Computers
The Disappearances Commission
The Ceylon Coup
Tamil Medal Winner
Menik Farm
Chandrasekera and the Crown Jewels
Muslim Man of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Partition is not Migration