When we started the team, we had a great difficulty in finding the right combination for our team. No one believed that a team could be run wholly by the artists themselves, most of the teams in Mysore are run by the Directors or Producers in some cases. The handicap which they face is they are known by their Directors and the Producers and not by their work, most of the times.
Moreover, ours was a team with just four members (Sushma joined us only when we started the rehearsals). With just four members, it was a difficult task to convince a director to take up any production, but luckily for us, we had Prashnath Hiremath who believed in us and took it upon himself to direct a play for us. This was just one step forward for us, but that one step took five months.
From here, started another set of problems for us. Firstly, selection of plays. We had to go for plays which could be enacted with just five actors. We wished to do things differently than others and wanted to break the tradition and we hope, we precisely did that. How we did that and the problems we faced on our way is definitely worth writing( atleast for me).
We began scouting for a play as early as Jan 2006. Ravi initiated to form a dedicated team to carry on theatre activities and almost forced Arun in. Since these two were the only two actors available, not to forget our another team member, Ramesh ( I had my exams coming up at that time) they were searching for a very short play with very few characters. These two could not decide on any play. Finally, they approached Prashanth Hiremath, artist of Rangayana for assistance. He initially suggested us the name of Prasanna, acclaimed theatre director. We did in fact contact him, but he was very busy with his repertory. So, Prashanth reluctantly agreed to accept our invitation to direct the play. Till then, ours was a ' all male ' team, we needed a artist to play the role of female character , that is when our "heroine" Sushma joined the team.
Moreover, ours was a team with just four members (Sushma joined us only when we started the rehearsals). With just four members, it was a difficult task to convince a director to take up any production, but luckily for us, we had Prashnath Hiremath who believed in us and took it upon himself to direct a play for us. This was just one step forward for us, but that one step took five months.
From here, started another set of problems for us. Firstly, selection of plays. We had to go for plays which could be enacted with just five actors. We wished to do things differently than others and wanted to break the tradition and we hope, we precisely did that. How we did that and the problems we faced on our way is definitely worth writing( atleast for me).
We began scouting for a play as early as Jan 2006. Ravi initiated to form a dedicated team to carry on theatre activities and almost forced Arun in. Since these two were the only two actors available, not to forget our another team member, Ramesh ( I had my exams coming up at that time) they were searching for a very short play with very few characters. These two could not decide on any play. Finally, they approached Prashanth Hiremath, artist of Rangayana for assistance. He initially suggested us the name of Prasanna, acclaimed theatre director. We did in fact contact him, but he was very busy with his repertory. So, Prashanth reluctantly agreed to accept our invitation to direct the play. Till then, ours was a ' all male ' team, we needed a artist to play the role of female character , that is when our "heroine" Sushma joined the team.
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