10:30am // Shantamma Bengaluru Returned - Kannada play 45mins

The ironic return of a village woman who dreamed of a liberating life in the city. Performed by the students of Vijayanagar First Grade College, Seshadripuram College, Seshadripuram and Kengeri.

 

11:30am // The Noose Doesn't Know - English play 45mins

Conflicting moral and ethical ideologies on the subjects of patriotism and capital punishment. Performed by the students of M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences and M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology.
 

12:30pm // Flipsides - English play 60mins

A tragic tale in which cynical pragmatism and chicanery overwhelm idealism . Performed by actors of Osage Theatre Repertory.
 

2:30pm // Panel Discussion - Social Awakening Through Theatre

Panel Members:

Jyothi Shankar G.

Director - Transferable Skills and Leadership Development, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences

Dr. Manola K. Gayatri

Professor of Women's Studies at NMKRV College for Women, Bengaluru

Activist, Performance Artist

C. Basavalingiah

Director - National School of Drama, Bengaluru

N. Mangala

Founder - Sanchari Theatre, Bengaluru, Theatre Practitioner  

S R Ramesh

Theatre Practitioner , Retired Principal, Basudev Somani College, Mysore

 

3:30pm // Kannadi-e-Karana - Kannada play 45 mins

The story of how an urban migrant learns Kannada for the love of a woman - a dialectic of the sacred and the profane. Performed by the students of Mount Carmel College.

 

4:30pm // Na Tukaram Alla - Kannada play 75 mins

The agonies and ecstasies of an aging pair of friends who defy reality through a daily dose of arabesque tale telling. Performed by the students of the MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences.

 

6:15pm // The Adventures of Luna and Nagesha - English play 45 mins

A science fiction narrative on the ecological and human cost of humungous infrastructure projects. Performed by students of Vidyashilp Academy, Baldwin Girls High School and Vidyaniketan School.