Gopal Chhotray (1916â€"2003) [2] was born in Puranagarh village of
Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha, India.He is considered to be one of
the chief architects of modern Oriya theatre. He brought in
significant changes in the morphology of Oriya plays, both in theme
and structure. He rescued them from the hold of opera and melodrama,
and the overbearing influence of neighbouring Bengal.Gopal Chhotray
dominated the Oriya professional theatre for more than three decades.
Beginning with Pheria (Come Back) in 1946, he wrote more than 15
original stage plays and 8 adaptations of eminent Oriya novels, most
of which were runaway success in professional stage. There were days,
when both the professional theaters of Cuttack, holding daily shows,
used to stage his plays concurrently.
Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha, India.He is considered to be one of
the chief architects of modern Oriya theatre. He brought in
significant changes in the morphology of Oriya plays, both in theme
and structure. He rescued them from the hold of opera and melodrama,
and the overbearing influence of neighbouring Bengal.Gopal Chhotray
dominated the Oriya professional theatre for more than three decades.
Beginning with Pheria (Come Back) in 1946, he wrote more than 15
original stage plays and 8 adaptations of eminent Oriya novels, most
of which were runaway success in professional stage. There were days,
when both the professional theaters of Cuttack, holding daily shows,
used to stage his plays concurrently.
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