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One Who Plays at Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall - Calgary Central Library

One Who Plays

Sunday, May 3, 2026

1pm

Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall - Calgary Central Library

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Performing Arts
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Event Description

Sapna, a 12-year-old girl from the denotified Banchhada caste of Madhya Pradesh (India), dreams of becoming a doctor, inspired by the confidence of a lady doctor who works at the village primary healthcare clinic. However, her dreams are crushed by her community's generational tradition of caste-based prostitution, where girls are forced into the trade to fund their brothers' marriages and run the household. Despite her determination to pursue education, Sapna's illegitimacy denies her a caste certificate required for free schooling, and her mother insists she work at night as a prostitute to support the family. A kind doctor and a social worker try to help, but systemic apathy and cruel justifications thwart their efforts. With no escape, Sapna is forced to abandon her aspirations, taking her mother's place in a life of flesh trade. Her story reflects the harrowing cycle of oppression faced by countless women in her community, crying out for justice and change.

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