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!

Schedule



14th - 19th December, Bombay 


Prithvi Schedule

Tuesday, 14 December, 2010:                                                     

10am:  Workshop: Discovering the mask by Ravi Jain.
            Workshop: Workshopping a Text by Titas Halder. 
            (Venue TBC)
2pm  :  Workshop: The World of Materials by Jack Lowe.
6pm  :  Live Bands: Froydn Slip
7pm  : Fringe: Workshopping a Text: Bhopal Gas Tragedy.  
8pm  : Platform Performance: 180 Degrees.
9pm  : Play: Chakra


Wednesday, 15 December, 2010:                                                

10am: Workshop: Discovering the mask by Ravi Jain.
11:30pm: Workshop: Writing for the Stage by Sophie Larsmon.

2pm  : Workshop: Devising Theatre: The First Seed by Jack Lowe.
6pm  : Live Bands: Blech
7pm  : Fringe: Come To Where I Come From by Sophie Larsmon
8pm  : Platform Performance: Two
9pm  : Play: Papier Mache Petals (English)

Thursday, 16 December, 2010:                                                     

10am: Workshop: Discovering the mask by Ravi Jain.
3pm  : Workshop: RJ Workshop by RJ Neil.
6pm  : Live Bands: Rang
7pm  : Fringe: Naali Ke Kutte (Hindi)
8pm  : Platform Performance: Jaago Jaago
9pm  : Play: My Goad Pune (Marathi)

Friday, 17 December, 2010:                                                     

10am: Workshop: Discovering the mask by Ravi Jain.
6pm  : Live Bands: Jazz Like That
7pm  : Fringe: Spiral Bound (Hindi)
8pm  : Platform Performance: Maryada Party Zindabad (English/Hindi)
9pm  : Play: Tipping Point (Marathi)

Please Note:

  • Workshops and Fringe shows at Prithvi House
  • Live Bands and Platform Performances at Prithvi Cafe


NCPA Schedule (Godrej Dance Academy)

Saturday, 18 December, 2010:                                                     

6:15pm  : Platform Performance: Kab Jaayega Bharat (Hindi)
7pm  : Play: My Goad Pune (Marathi)

Sunday, 19 December, 2010:                                                     

6:15pm  : Platform Performance: Maryada Party Zindabad(English/Hindi)
7pm  : Play: Tipping Point (Marathi)
                     Followed by Thespo 12 Awards Night.
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