This is my 36th play, but the first in the tiatr format,” says Pundalik Naik, a Konkani-language poet, short-story writer, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter from Goa, ahead of a performance of Loretta in Mumbai.

Loretta is the story of a Goan landlord (bhatkar) from the 1970s, Antonio Piedade Moraes. Surrounded by a whole host of staff, Antonio, a great votary of the Konkani language, is rather protective of his island. His son, Rafael (who has returned from Mumbai with his Anglo Indian girlfriend, Loretta), doesn't quite share his father's love for Goa, while Loretta’s strong need for roots make her relate to Antonio.