Eklavya: "Lekin aap mujhse itni badi guru dakshina kaise maang sakte hain?"
Drona: "Toh mat do."
A loud roar from the seats.
So the crowds were very pleased with the play, albeit at points which were not supposed to turn humorous.So what? This was the Antraal play which had the maximum number of new comers, and the task was to get them to talk in a Sanskritised Hindi. The point was to prove that anybody could pursue theatre, if only with a bit of patience and perseverance!!
Anyway, this post is not just about letting you know that we finished with a play, but that we are going to begin rehearsing for another- we are doing 'Mausam ko na Jaane kya ho gaya' again, at IIT on the 30th of this month... We havent done two stage plays back to back... So, this is first...
Those who want to catch this in-house production again, please start mailing/ calling us!
And by the way, tomorrow onwards, we will be keeping up a weekly post on different aspects of theatre... as a way of showcasing the kind of discussions that take place under Antraal, every Sunday. We need to thank Vishal for this idea...
More such suggestions are welcome...
Photos of Dronacharya will be up soon, right Priya?
Monday, January 11, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
A modern take on Mahabharat
Antraal presents “ Ek Aur Drornacharya”. It is a play written by Shankar Shesh, it is a re-interpretation of the character of Drona in the light of the modern educational system. The 1 hour 40 minutes play tries to situate the protagonist, Prof. Arvind in the web of the allegiance that powers on. How did Drornacharya become the biased teacher? What conditions led Arvind to compromise with reporting a student’s act of cheating? Vimelendu‘s ghost comes as the alter ego of Arvind who force him to compromise with the demand of the situations, though when alive, he was the one who directed Arvind as Drornacharya in a play. When Arvind finally is jailed with charges of corruption, we see how it is inevitable end of cumulative process of compromising with the system.
The play tries to tell that corruption has overpowered this world. As the power increase corruption also increases. The teacher student relationship has changed just because of corruption, as power and superiority comes into play. The belief among them is lost. Just because of power one leaves his ethics. Teacher only teaches principles, but no one ever followes them. Just to gain power and position, one does corruption.
This is the third stage play presented by Antraal, an independent theatre group of individuals who pursue theatre purely out of interest. The other two plays presented till now are : “Mausam ko na jaane Kya Ho Gaya”, “Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya , Wo jamiya Nahi”. Now the third play is “Ek Aur Drornacharya”.
Venue: IIT Seminar Hall
Date: January, 09, 2010
Time: 5:30pm
For tickets and more information ,please contact:
Fahad Khan: 9971812730
Vishal : 9350241612
The play tries to tell that corruption has overpowered this world. As the power increase corruption also increases. The teacher student relationship has changed just because of corruption, as power and superiority comes into play. The belief among them is lost. Just because of power one leaves his ethics. Teacher only teaches principles, but no one ever followes them. Just to gain power and position, one does corruption.
This is the third stage play presented by Antraal, an independent theatre group of individuals who pursue theatre purely out of interest. The other two plays presented till now are : “Mausam ko na jaane Kya Ho Gaya”, “Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya , Wo jamiya Nahi”. Now the third play is “Ek Aur Drornacharya”.
Venue: IIT Seminar Hall
Date: January, 09, 2010
Time: 5:30pm
For tickets and more information ,please contact:
Fahad Khan: 9971812730
Vishal : 9350241612
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