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Rowan Magee swims a sea turtle puppet past Adi Dixit on the edge of a dinghy, while Celia Mei Rubin, Mahira Kakkar, and Nikki Calonge operate an orangutan puppet.

Review - Life of Pi

Boston.com

Magical and exuberantly executed, full of emotional performances and moments of insight and wisdom.

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Adi Dixit stands on a bed yelling with his arms in the air while Rowan Magee, Celia Mei Rubin, and Nikki Calonge

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The Boston Globe

Extraordinary and unforgettable.

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Brian Thomas Abraham is confronted by Rajesh Bose, while Sonya Venugopal, Mahira Kakkar, and Adi Dixit watch.

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The Arts Fuse

Stunning. An unforgettable night of theater.

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The Theater Mirror

Incredible spectacle and artistry that will have you marveling at its ingenuity and beauty.

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Rowan Magee manipulates the head of the tiger puppet while Celia Mei Rubin holds up its torso.

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Boston Herald

Superb…You should see it in Cambridge or on Broadway.

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GBH Morning Edition

Incredible beauty…Here is where the magic of the theater really works. It all comes to life in the most vivid way.

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Celia Mei Rubin, Nikki Calonge, and Rowan Magee gallop a zebra puppet while Adi Dixt and Sathya Sridharan watch through a bamboo fence.

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WBUR

Stunning…a wonderous spectacle. An incredible story of loss, perseverance, and faith that makes one consider what truly matters.

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Mahira Kakkar watches Adi Dixit reach out a banana towards Salma Shaw, Scarlet Wilderink, Nikki Calonge, Rowan Magee, and Celia Mei Rubin manipulating an orangutan puppet through bamboo stalks.

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METRMag

★★★★ Breathtaking and flawlessly performed. Storytelling at its finest. Adi Dixit commands the stage. Magnificent!

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Rowan Magee manipulates the front of a hyena puppet towards bamboo fencing as Celia Mei is crouched underneath its rear.

Press - WBUR

A menagerie of colossal and colorful puppets takes the stage in ‘Life of Pi’ at A.R.T.

Now, a menagerie of puppets star in this wild story’s stage adaptation in Cambridge, and a small army of artists is bringing them to life for the play’s US premiere.

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Zadie Smith in a polka dot blouse and brown head-wrap talking while seated.

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In the Rehearsal Room

Zadie Smith on the process of bringing Chaucer’s Wife of Bath to life in contemporary London.

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Life of Pi Production Photos

Adi Dixit raises an oar above his head as puppeteers manipulate a tiger puppet towards him.

Press - The Harvard Gazette

Scene-stealing puppets of ‘Pi’

Since premiering in England in 2019, the play by Lolita Chakrabarti has won five Olivier Awards. Much praise has been directed at its large-scale animal puppets designed by Nick Barnes, Finn Caldwell, and Caroline Bowman, with more than one critic calling them the stars of the show.

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