Theatre Speaks

Sejal Pondaa
Writer
[Gujarati Theatre ]
Which is the last best play you saw?
CODE MANTRA, directed by Rajesh Joshi.

Your favourite 'adda' to see a play?
Prithvi Theatre.

Your favourite playwright?
Pragji Dosa and Sneha Desai.

Your favourite play-character?
Meenal Patel in the Gujarati play NANIMAA.

A play you would like to see filmed. Why?
MARO PIYU GAYO RANGOON, directed by Sunil Shanbag. The play incorporates music, lively songs and takes you into another world.

A play character you would like to ''dialogue'' with?
Mansi Parekh-Gohil who plays the character of Heli in the play MARO PIYU GAYO RANGOON.

A play that changed your perception about the theatre?
BLACKOUT, directed by Dhiraj Palshetkar.

How do you regard the Mumbai theatre scene?
Young and new directors, actors and producers, are coming up with work that is changing the way we perceive theatre.

Have you read any interesting books/articles concerning the theatre? Why did you find them interesting?
A Hindi novel written by writer and journalist Uday Prakash. The story is from the point of view of a man named Mohandas, who is a Dalit.

If you have ever been a part of a theatre production/s, can you recall an event that was insightful, significant or simply humorous?
During the staging of STATUE, a play that I had written, one of the actors was supposed to sleep on stage. To everyone's astonishment, he actually slept off and started snoring. The other actor had the presence of mind to carry forward the drama. I can never forget this incident in my life.

Your favourite director/actor/music or set designer
Director- Vipul Mehta, Pritesh Sodha, Dhiraj Palshetkar
Actor- Mansi Parekh-Gohil, Isha Kansara, Sanat Vyas, Dharmendra Gohil
Music- Urvank Vora, Rishit Zaveri, Ojus Bhatt
Set designer- Prasad Walavalkar

A significant Indian production that you may have witnessed?
NANIMAA and MANCHAA, both of which are directed by Pritesh Sodha.

 
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