Viewers watched an elderly woman cope with losing her entire family in the disaster. The role and responsibility of journalists during the earthquake was also shown in the play. Masses of young people who rallied in the aftermath of the quake to collect relief materials also featured in 'Jodiyos Bhatkiyeka Manharu.' Not forgotten were the thieves and girl traffickers who took advantage of people's trauma.After watching the play, Chhama Bista, an 83-year-old who was in Pyuthan when the earthquake struck, said, "I felt as if I was reliving the experience while watching the play. It was wonderful and it made me emotional. I was only a year old during the 1934 earthquake, so I don't remember anything. But this year's tremors are still fresh in my mind."
The 75-minute long play had two shows in the 158-seater hall. People came in from New Jersey, Connecticut, Boston, and Washington DC to watch the play. Tickets for the shows were sold out one week before the show.
After positive reviews began to spread around social media, director Thapa has been receiving many invitations from different cities in the US to stage the play.
Narayan Mainali, Consul General of the Consulate General of Nepal in New York, also urged for other shows.
Actors Nadiya Liwang, Sangita Uprety, Deepika Shrestha, Bikash Bista, Jyoti Kumar Shrestha, Yadav Gautam, Sahadev Poudel, Anuz Thapa, Krish Thapa, and child actors Crystal Thapa and Dilashma Rajak are all based in New York.
Director Thapa is set to stage the play in Nepal soon.
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