Welcome to SETU

SETU is a 501(c)(3) non-profit theater group in the Boston area since 2003. SETU means “bridge” in several Indian languages and our mission is to build bridges between Indian and Western cultures through the medium of theater.

SETU selectively produces plays in English to project the ways of life in India in a global context. SETU’s plays portrays India’s social, political and economic scenarios from the past and the present, highlighting both our rich cultural heritage and social malaise. India has intellectually deep and diverse tradition in drama beginning from ancient times by Sanskrit playwrights. Indian theater has found expressions in diverse forms from folk theater to musicals to modern drama forms. SETU will attempt to present some of these in the contemporary context and, in the process, create a better appreciation of India’s heritage and culture.