Welcome to Thespo 12

Welcome to Thespo 12

“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers."
(Last line from the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams.)

Once again, not for the first time since 1999, Thespo found itself struggling to make ends meet. Team Thespo knocked on many doors and waited in numerous swanky corporate reception lobbies. We were offered a variety of items from a cup of coffee to 4,000 packets of potato chips! But no cash.

So we took a desperate leap of faith and turned to the world at large with our FRIENDS OF THESPO initiative. We first approached ex-participants, ex-volunteers and the ever dependable theatre community with a unique proposition. We offered them part ownership of Thespo for a nominal amount in exchange for a t-shirt, magazine and 2 free tickets to one of the shows. The response was reassuring. But what was overwhelming was the outpouring of support – from strangers, from one time audience members, from musicians, from theatre practitioners in foreign lands. It has been a truly humbling and energising two weeks. We are still far from the target amount. But the clock has been re-wound and we are ready to strike Twelve!

Plays

Thespo 12 presents its flagship event, full-length, multi-lingual plays!


Natak Company Presents
“CHAKRA”(Marathi)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
9pm, Prithvi Theatre

Directed by: Abhay Mahajan
CHAKRA is the struggle of the ancient man. Set in a pre-historic era,
it gives an insight on a fantastic way into the life of the pre-historic man. The way
he evolved, his battle to survive, his hunger to explore and learn, which has never
diminished. It fantasizes about the invention of the wheel, the importance of which
he might not even have realized at that time. CHAKRA is the story of a lifecycle, the
story of evolution, discovering human emotions, which has helped man see the light
of the 21st century.

Written by: Abhay Mahajan
Actors: Siddharth Menon,Madhura Jugade,Siddhesh Purkar,Gautam Raddi,Meera
Krishnan,Anuj Deshpande,Abhay Mahajan,Ravi Chaudhari,Tushar Tengale
Dancers : Aditi Dravid,Tejaswini Barve,Anuprita,Shibani Dhavlikar
Running Time 1 hour 10 minutes (No interval)

Bread and Butter Ent. presents
“PAPIER-MACHE PETALS”(English)
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
9pm, Prithvi Theatre,
     
Directed by: Medha
Would you never read a book for fear of the story ending? Would you
never eat a chocolate because all you would be left with is a sweet-stained crumpled
wrapper? Would you never buy a bouquet for the withering petals take with them
secrets of the blossoms? Mahir, Reena and Abeer are three sides of the same coin.
They are not who they seem and yet are true to their emotions. Lost in a funny line,
found in a broken heart and lost again in a heap of torn petals, the three learn that
the greatest redemption is moving on.

Written by: Medha
Cast: Aadar Malik, Vivek, Avinash, Vasuda, Medha and others
Running Time 1 hour 30 minutes including interval.

MMCC Arts Circle presents
“MY GOAD PUNE”(Marathi)
Thursday, December 16, 2010
9pm, Prithvi Theatre
AND
Saturday, December 18, 2010
7pm, Godrej Dance Academy, NCPA.

Directed by: Chinmay Kulkarni and Tejpal Wagh
Young Vaibhav leaves his small village to follow his dreams and desires in the big city of Pune. He is horrified to find that in order to become a Pune-kar, he has to sit for the PEE (Pune Entrance Exam). What follows is a hilarious journey of how Vaibhav goes from small town simpleton, to powerful Pune-kar. We follow his comic exploits at restaurants, red signals and at the coaching classes. Find out if Vaibhav makes it or not...

Written By: Tejpal Wagh and Chinmay Kulkarni
Cast: Tejpal Wagh, Prasad Limaye and Chinmay Kulkarni.
Running Time 1 hour 10 minutes (No interval)

GRM's Events and Production presents,
“TIPPING POINT”(Marathi)
Thursday, December 17, 2010
9pm, Prithvi Theatre
 AND
Sunday, December 19, 2010
7pm, Godrej Dance Academy, NCPA.

Directed by: Gashmeer Mahajani
It is 2050. An age of organic computers. A company has developed a unique solution to the lack of time spent with loved ones – hire a proxy to spend time with them online. Agent G35 is one such proxy struggling to balance reality with his fake professional relationships. Will he be able to do it or has he reached his tipping point?

Written By: Gashmeer Mahajani.
Cast: Tejas Nitsure, Rutuja Shinde, Sneha Salve, Akshay Salunke, Hrushikesh Bhagwat, Amogh Annigeri, Shrikar Pitre, Sohum Bilawal and Sushant Kulkarni.
Running Time 1 hour (No interval)

For further details please contact Vidisha on +91 9867562859



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