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ON STAGE

Plays I have been part of.
Scenes I have helped make.

I gesture while seated on a theatrical stage

THESPO 25 FRINGE · 2023

Tell Me Your Story

A workshop performance I developed with Mohammed Ellyas Lehry at Prithvi House.

I open my arms on a dark stage

I sit beside a colourful cloth on stage

I sit in a black coat with red buttons

STREET PERFORMANCE · 2023B.S.E.
NUKKAD NATAKWatch performance ↗

ORIGINAL DEVISED THEATRE · 2023

THE RED BUTTON THEORY

I wrote, devised, directed and performed this work.

Screened for a Thespo panel.

REHEARSAL / PERFORMANCE / PROCESS

IN THE ROOM

I work in ensemble theatre, mime and devised performance.

Watch an excerpt from Tell Me Your Story.

SELECTED CREDITS

Tell Me Your Story2023 +

Performer; self-directed workshop performance

I presented this performance after developing it through Mohammed Lehry’s Tell Me Your Story workshop at Thespo 25.

Tell Me Your Story: I am smiling, wrapped in a colourful blanket — I am smiling, wrapped in a colourful blanket

Tell Me Your Story: I stand with one hand at my temple — I stand with one hand at my temple

Tell Me Your Story: An exchange in front of the black stage curtain — An exchange in front of the black stage curtain

Tell Me Your Story: I sit with my hands open — I sit with my hands open

Tell Me Your Story: I am listening, seated beside the blanket — I am listening, seated beside the blanket

Tell Me Your Story: I gesture with both palms open — I gesture with both palms open

The Red Button Theory2023 +

Writer, deviser, director and performer

My original devised theatre work, screened for a Thespo panel.

The Red Button Theory: An actor embodying Death in The Red Button Theory — An actor embodying Death in The Red Button Theory

The Red Button Theory: An actor embodying Death in The Red Button Theory — performance video still — An actor embodying Death in The Red Button Theory — performance video still

The Red Button Theory: The team on the screening day, 7 October 2023 — The team on the screening day, 7 October 2023

B.S.E. Nukkad Natak2023 +

Director; Investor / Narrator

A street performance on Church Street, Bengaluru. I captained the Bengaluru team to first place in the BSE Nukkad Natak competition during WIW 2023.

B.S.E. Nukkad Natak: The street performance on Church Street — The street performance on Church Street

B.S.E. Nukkad Natak: A low physical gesture during the performance — A low physical gesture during the performance

B.S.E. Nukkad Natak: An exchange between two performers — An exchange between two performers

B.S.E. Nukkad Natak: I raise a handwritten sign during the street performance — I raise a handwritten sign during the street performance

B.S.E. Nukkad Natak: I am leaning forward with an animated expression — I am leaning forward with an animated expression

B.S.E. Nukkad Natak: I share a laughing exchange with a fellow performer — I share a laughing exchange with a fellow performer

B.S.E. Nukkad Natak: I make a seated gesture during the performance — I make a seated gesture during the performance

Watch performance ↗

Dark People2023 +

Attacker / School Kid

I performed in this Bhandutvas production, directed by Prithesh Bhandary.

Dark People: I am with the Dark People team outside Ranga Shankara — I am with the Dark People team outside Ranga Shankara

Dark People: I am with the Dark People team at Lahe Lahe — I am with the Dark People team at Lahe Lahe

Beyond the Land of Hattamala2023–2024 +

Two / Four

I performed in this B.L.T. production, directed by Murtuza and Deepak.

Beyond the Land of Hattamala: I appear in a scene with a green shawl — I appear in a scene with a green shawl

Beyond the Land of Hattamala: I sit with a plate during the scene — I sit with a plate during the scene

Beyond the Land of Hattamala: I stand in an ensemble exchange — I stand in an ensemble exchange

Beyond the Land of Hattamala: I sit at the right of the ensemble — I sit at the right of the ensemble

Mission Doomsday2023 +

Eric from the Past

I played Eric from the Past in this Clowns Reverie production, directed by Apoorva Nagaraj. It is told through mime, without dialogue.

Mission Doomsday: Two scenes unfold across the Mission Doomsday stage — Two scenes unfold across the Mission Doomsday stage

Mission Doomsday: A confrontation in Mission Doomsday, a Clowns Reverie production — A confrontation in Mission Doomsday, a Clowns Reverie production

Thrice As Nice2023 +

Huntsman / Dwarf

I performed in this Bhandutvas production, directed by Prithesh Bhandary.

Thrice As Nice: I am with the Thrice As Nice team, Bhandutvas — I am with the Thrice As Nice team, Bhandutvas

Thrice As Nice: The clown ensemble shares a reaction — The clown ensemble shares a reaction

Thrice As Nice: The ensemble gathers around a character in a top hat — The ensemble gathers around a character in a top hat

Thrice As Nice: A scene between three performers — A scene between three performers

Thrice As Nice: A layered ensemble gesture — A layered ensemble gesture

Thrice As Nice: An ensemble scene across the stage — An ensemble scene across the stage

Tatti Tavi Da Sach2024 +

Prithi Chand / Villager

I performed in this Rupak production, directed by Sangeeta Gupta.

Tatti Tavi Da Sach: A dialogue scene with four performers — A dialogue scene with four performers

Tatti Tavi Da Sach: A closer exchange during the dialogue — A closer exchange during the dialogue

Tatti Tavi Da Sach: I join the cast in acknowledging the audience — I join the cast in acknowledging the audience

Tatti Tavi Da Sach: I join the cast for the curtain call — I join the cast for the curtain call

SOUND / COLLABORATION

GARAM ROTI

I contributed recordings to the Garam Roti Library. Garam Roti is a performance and sound installation written, directed and performed by Durga Venkatesan.

Garam Roti project and recording credits ↗

Thespo 26 poster for Garam Roti — Garam Roti project ↗

Durga Venkatesan performing Garam Roti — Image: Oddbird Theatre ↗

Durga Venkatesan performing Garam Roti on stage — Image: Oddbird Theatre ↗

ENSEMBLE · 2023

Thrice As Nice

I played Huntsman and Dwarf in this production by Prithesh Bhandary / Bhandutvas.

An ensemble in clown costume gathers on stage

The ensemble gestures towards the audience

Performers react to a character in a top hat

CHANDIGARH · 22 SEPTEMBER 2024

Tatti Tavi Da Sach

I played Prithi Chand and a villager in this Rupak production, directed by Sangeeta Gupta.

Performers in historical costume on a stage with a painted backdrop

Three performers in pale costumes on a dark stage

A court scene with performers gathered around a throne

ENSEMBLE · 2023–2024

Beyond the Land of Hattamala

I was part of the ensemble in Bangalore Little Theatre’s English adaptation of Badal Sircar’s play.

Performance photos: Bangalore Little Theatre ↗

I sit with a fellow performer on stage in Beyond the Land of Hattamala

The ensemble performs on stage in Beyond the Land of Hattamala

Beyond Hattamala production poster with Bangalore Little Theatre and Medai credits

PRODUCTION ARCHIVE · 2023

More stage work

Dark People: Stories from the South poster, directed by Pritesh Bhandary — Dark People · Attacker / School Kid

Mission Doomsday poster, directed by Apoorva Nagaraj, 29 September 2023 at KH Kalasoudha — Mission Doomsday · Eric from the Past