Playbill.com has a preview of Gheri Dosti which is a series of five short plays with a “South Asian bent,” opening tomorrow in NYC:

The red-hot issue of same-sex marriage became a sticking point during the past election year in the United States. It’s no secret, however, that this controversial topic extends well beyond American soil to even the most remote reaches of the planet. Circle East, a New York-based company, will present Gehri Dosti, a collection of five short plays exploring same-sex relationships in South Asia, beginning on Jan. 6.

Playwright and director Paul Knox has conceived the work, which had its world premiere last fall at Harvard University’s Leverett Old Library. Prior to that production, the individual sections that comprise Gehri Dosti: 5 Short Plays with a South Asian Bent had been developed in festivals the world over, from New York to Cape Town, South Africa. The Harvard production represented the first time the pieces was combined to form a full evening of exploratory theatre.

With the AIDS epidemic spreading exponentially through developing countries, Gehri Dosti is as much about spreading knowledge as it is about civil rights advocacy. In addition to serving as Circle East’s executive director, Knox is the co-founder of the Tides Foundation’s India Fund, an organization that facilitates community building efforts and educational initiatives among South Asia’s gay groups. He has also conceived and co-produced Mela: A South Asian Festival of performances on the Indian subcontinent. For his work with the Russian Academy of Theater Arts, Mr. Knox has been a co-recipient of the United Nations Society of Writers Award.