WHEN JANUARY FEELS LIKE SUMMER The statue of Ganesha enshrined on the stage at Mosaic’s latest production is no ordinary prop. The Hindu deity is the remover of obstacles. And do the five characters in When January Feels Like Summer have obstacles! Nirmala (Lynette Rathnam) is a walking widow of an arranged and unconsummated marriage in India that has brought her to New York City. She runs a grocery while her husband who was shot three years ago is on life support. Ishan/Indira (Shravan Amin) is her brother who wants her to pull the plug on her brain dead husband to use the insurance money to complete gender reassignment surgery. Enter Joe (Jason B. Mcintosh), a sanitation worker, to clear out the porno trash that Nirmala’s husband has left— just as his trashy spouse has left him. Devaun (Jeremy Keith Hunter) and Jeron (Vaughan Ryan Midder) are best friends. Jeron has the brains but Devaun has the know how with women....
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