Pooja Nansi was born in India and came to Singapore at the age of one. Her story and her history bear the weight of travellers past – from her parents’ decision to settle in another country, to her grandparents’ border-crossing romance. Her answer to the question, “Are you Singaporean?”, is infinitely complicated. After all, where and how do you even begin to testify on behalf of the ghosts in your blood? And how do you speak when you do?

Through a tender, illuminating mix of her trademark poetry and storytelling, Pooja attempts to find a place for her family’s messy sprawl of stories in orderly Singapore. You Are Here transforms fadecd family photos, snatches of song, hazy childhood memories, and even the tiniest daily microaggressions, into a meditation on migration, love and the pleasures and anxieties of belonging. As Pooja soon discovers, a map doesn’t provide you with answers – it only suggests where you should begin.

IMDA Advisory: 16 (Some Mature Content and Coarse Language)

Cast: Pooja Nansi

Playwright: Pooja Nansi
Director: Edith Podesta
Dramaturg: Joel Tan

Lighting Designer: Wild Rice Technical Team
Sound Designer: Ramesh Krishnan
Multimedia Designer: Mervin Wong

Producer: Koh Bee Bee
Production Manager: Melissa Teoh
Technical Manager: David Sagaya
Production Coordinator: Angela Ee
Stage Manager: Marilyn Chew
Assistant Stage Manager: Anne Lee
Technicians: Ahmad Hafriz bin Berkath, Muhammad Azhar bin Azman, Sim Khet Kheng
Dresser: Tiffany Chai

(Source: Wild Rice Programme)