Showing posts with label Sharanya Rao. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sharanya Rao. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

PANTS and BROWN MEN DON'T SWIM, Leela Theatre at the Salvage Vanguard, April 5 - 13, 2013



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Leela - An Indian Community Theatre is proud to present its first ever stage production -
A Double Bill Featuring two original plays hosted by Lucky Chaos Productions:


PANTS
Written by Sushma-Khadepaun Parmar
Directed by Sharanya Rao
Starring Varsha Kotian, Abhinav Kumar, Shweta Mahajan, Rohan Joseph and Soumya Ashok
About the Play: When an entire nation struggles to understand women's rights, a family in small town Gujarat provides a perspective.


BROWN MEN DON'T SWIM (and other Universal Truths)

Written & Directed by Sharanya Rao
Starring Itisha Tyagi, Emily Durden and Kevin Smith
About the Play: Sakshi has life figured out - until she meets the free-spirited Maya who turns her world of perceptions upside down.

Show Dates:
Friday April 5 @ 8pm
Saturday April 6 @ 8pm
Friday April 12 @ 8pm
Saturday April 13 @ 8pm
Salvage Vanguard Theatre, 2803 Manor Rd. 

Tickets only $10 and can be purchased online at: http://lcleela.eventbrite.com/

About Leela - An Indian Community Theatre: Leela provides a creative space for the Indian diaspora to explore and give voice to themes from the heritage of India. Leela, translates to the Cosmic Play of Consciousness, and finds its roots in the ancient Indian scriptures that describe the Universe as a Divine Play. The Divine creates freely, merely for the joy of it, and out of spontaneous creativity. The heart of Leela’s purpose is to provide an avenue for individuals to explore and express their creativity through collaborative theatre productions, workshops and play readings, and to evolve to their highest potential.

Lucky Chaos Theatre Projects Austin TXAbout LuckyChaos Theater Projects: LuckyChaos Theater Projects produce works by or about Asian Americans as well as other under-represented communities. We hope to increase dialogue about these experiences through the performance arts. Our projects are stories from a different point of view and range from published works to original works including submissions from the community. We explore all mediums including scripted, experimental, improv and movement. Come checkout our shows – every 1st and 2nd weekends of the month at Salvage Vanguard Theater (Studio) – Fri/Sat 8pm and 1st Sat 10pm. “Create Art. Create Identity. Create Possibilities. Play On!”



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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Seeking South Asian Actors for Pants by Sushma Khadepaun-Parmar,Leela, an Indian Community Theatre, auditions February 24 and 25, 2013


Leela - An Indian Community Theatre is thrilled to announce the casting call for PANTS, an original play written by Sushma Khadepaun-Parmar, Directed by Sharanya Rao. There will be a total of 4 performances on Fri April 5th, Sat April 6th, Fri April 12th and Sat April 13th - 8pm at Salvage Vanguard Theater. Rehearsals will begin end of February.


About the Play: When an entire nation struggles to understand women's rights, a family in small town Gujarat provides a perspective.


Auditions will be held on Sunday, February 24th from 10am – 12pm OR Monday, February 25 from7pm - 9pm at Old Spicewood Springs Road.

Please email us at austinleela@gmail.com for more information and detailed instructions.


Roles: Arun - South Asian Male in his 50s; Smita - South Asian Female in her late 40s; Avni - South Asian Female - College-going young woman; Politician - South Asian Male in his early 60s; Reporter - South Asian Female in her 30s. We look forward to seeing you all there! Please do share this note with anyone who you think might be interested! -Team Leela