Sanskrit play production in ancient India moves through three levels of understanding: What the components of the traditional Natya production are as described in Natyasastra and other ancient Indian dramaturgical works, how they are interrelated and how they are employed in the staging of Rasa-oriented sanskrit plays? Probing deep into the immense reaches of time to India's archaic past, the author pieces together a fascinatingly intricate design of play production down to the units and subunits of expression and executive.