Naatak does it again. Pulling off this well known Broadway farce is no easy task, Needless to say the sets were once again amazing. I bow to you Asheesh Divetia and Snigdha Jain. Applause for Props queen Juhi Mohan right down to the last detail for the fish fry. The entire cast delivered a heady […]
Pulling off this well known Broadway farce is no easy task Read Post »
It has been my greatest pleasure to essay two roles under the excellent tutelage of Harish Sunderam Agastya. Two roles on either end of the spectrum. From vastly different genres. With the same OCD, minute-detail-picking, exasperating-with-accuracy director. And to detail every little nuance in Noises Off takes all these qualities and more. I couldn’t think
From Dipika to Ruku under Harish Agastya Read Post »
…और हँसना पेट पकड़ कर, तालियाँ मारना, कुछ सीटियाँ और फिर अचानक घबराना यह सोचकर क़ि कहीँ आप सीट से नीचे तो नहीं लुढ़क गये…. हाय ये होंगे आपके जीवन के कुछ शानदार, जानदार पल जब आप Naatak की 53rd पेशकश “Noises Off” देखेंगे. Harish Sunderam Agastya के बेहतरीन निर्देशन में एक *farce* Bay Area
Fish Fry और दरवाज़े बस यही जीवन है… Read Post »
Savitha Samu Ivy Weston is the 2nd daughter of Violet and Beverly Weston. She lives in Osage County, Oklahoma close to her parents house and has been the only daughter to stay close to home despite all the drama that goes on in that family. She was born into a house of dysfunction; with her
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Surachita Bose This is the end, my beautiful friend, the end. Of our elaborate plans, the end. Of everything that stands, the end – The Doors Three months, many missed lazy weekends, blurry eyed mornings, 120+ hours of rehearsals and one hell of a time later I find myself thinking where time has gone by
August: Osage County – I’m … Running Things … Now! Read Post »
By Sujit Saraf Over 20 years, Naatak has staged 50 productions – most of them, full-length plays performed in Hindi and English. There is much charm in a full-length play: the plot can be complex, the characters fleshed out, the resolution nuanced. However, a full-length play imposes some restrictions on a theater company: we can
MELA – A theater production that celebrates India’s diversity Read Post »
Deepa Karnad Dhurka I dearly wish to capture, tame and contain in words the emotions experienced with Vrindavan today. In a world where superlatives are cheaply and abundantly strewn, I am flailing when I really need them. I will refrain for that reason, and also because I wish for every person reading this to be
A Review of the Grand Musical: Vrindavan Read Post »
Snigdha Jain Production Designer, Naatak Mounds of brightly colored fine sawdust, rows upon rows of makeshift stalls selling clay toys and dolls — Krishnas, Radhas, gopis, dancers, musicians, animals and birds, and jostling crowds, the scene at Burra Bazaar in Calcutta was a sight to behold on the morning of Krishna Janmashthami, the birthday of
Designing VRINDAVAN Read Post »
Deepa Karnad Dhurka I cannot CANNOT wait to watch Naatak’s Vrindavan. Not merely because this is a celebratory production to mark the theater’s 50th play in its 20th year, although this alone is cause for huge excitement. Truth be told, I can’t wait mostly because of the confluence of individual and collective genius that has
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Mukta Banerji To start with, I listened to the entire KQED interview broadcast about Vrindavan a couple of weeks ago, and winced at some of the questions at least, if not most. Sincere congratulations on handling a potentially tricky interview with amazing clarity, conviction and confidence The subject of Vrindavan is something that perhaps a
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