There was a lot of hustle and bustle around me as I sat in the green room. Any moment now we would be given the signal and we would all have to rush onto the stage. We had waited for this moment for the past few weeks and now that the moment was here, (as one character in the play put it) I had a sudden urge to throw up.

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I recently had the pleasure of watching a Indian adaptation of the classic Moliere play titled “The Imaginary Invalid”. Staged at the KH Kala Soudha in South Bangalore and performed by energetic cast of a budding theater group, the play combined a hilarious plot and brilliant characterization to make it a memorable evening.

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I remember the time when I started out acting and one of the early days I had this conversation with my acting teacher about roles and the importance of their stage time. I remember quoting an actor(I forget whom) and saying “No Role is too small”, my teacher added to it by saying something to the effect of “No Role is too small as long as it adds ( Read more... )

Sometimes, there are moments when I feel extraordinarily pleasant about being in a situation. Sometimes, these situations seem too good to be true, they make me wonder if I am in a dream and am going to rudely wake up or if I am the subject of a prank ( Read more... )

To prepare for his role as the Joker, Heath Ledger lived alone in a hotel room for a month, formulating the character's psychology, posture and voice (the last one he found most difficult to do). He started a diary, in which he wrote the Joker's thoughts and feelings to guide himself during his performance. He was also given Alan Moore's comic " ( Read more... )

There are a few things in my life that I am absolutely proud of achieving. Yesterday that list got one more line added below it ( Read more... )