SOUTH ASIAN THEATER FESTIVAL on Sept. 14

South Asian Theater Festival, Cincinnati
September 14, 2014, Sunday
www.satfcincy.org

We ardently invite you to the South Asian Theater Festival in Cincinnati. Cincinnati’s acclaimed cultural heritage gets supplemented this Fall, September 14th, 2014, when Platform Theater in association with Epic Actors’ Workshop and Choir organizes its first ever South Asian Theater Festival at the Anderson Center Theater located at 7850 Five Mile Road, Anderson Township, OH 45230.

South Asian Theater Festival in the USA is now almost a heritage and part of our colorful ever enriching cultural life. For the last 26 years Epic Actors’ Workshop has been actively engaged in promoting multicultural & diverse performing arts primarily in New Jersey. South Asian Theater organized by Epic Actors’ Workshop has been showcased at the New York International Fringe Festival, NJPAC (New Jersey Performing Arts Center) and now associated with the Crossroads   Theater   (Tony   Award winner) of Ricado Khan & L. Kenneth Richardson. This one day event will not only showcase the vibrancy of current one act as well as full length plays from South Asian countries and the US, but will also encourage the audience to participate in conversation with leading practitioners & experts of theater.

Enlightening & engaging panel discussions will take place in between each play. Renowned personalities and theater practitioners from India, Bangladesh and USA will share their thoughts and views.

The mode of communication will be English and vernacular productions will have English super titles.

Come and soak into the wonderous magic of South Asian Theater – its theme – its application – its method – its history – its aesthetics – its beauty: All are awaiting for you. Be a part of the history in making.

Once again, we welcome you. 

Event Schedule

• Doors Open: 12:30PM
• Welcome message: SATF organizers: 1:00PM
• Ceremonial Inaguration of the Festival: 1:03PM
  (by Dr. Amiya K. Banerjee)
• Play: OUR VOICES: English:1:10PM
  (An Epic Actors’ Workshop Production, New Jersey)
• Presentation: Beechmont Players: 2:10PM
• Panel Discussion: 2:20PM
  The Contemporary Paths of South Asian Theater and the Theater of the West:
  Panelists: Daryl Harris, Sezan Mahmud, Rahul Varma, Dipan Ray, Farley Richmond
• Break: 3:00PM – 3:10PM
• Street Theater of India: (An open air presentation)
• Play: KABULIWALA (VENDOR FROM KABUL): 3:10PM
  (An Ebong TheatriX Production, Washington D.C.)
• A few words: Andrew Hungerford (Artistic Director, Know Theatre): 3:30PM
• Play: SANKET (THE SIGNAL) English Supertitle: 3:40PM
  (A Platform Theater Production, Cincinnati)
• Presentation: Unity Productions: 4:45PM
• Panel Discussion: 4:55PM
  The Purpose of Theater in the 21st Century:
  Panelists: Daryl Harris, Sezan Mahmud, Rahul Varma, Dipan Ray, Farley Richmond
  Moderator: Gargi Mukherjee
• Break: 5:35PM – 6:00PM
• Presentation: by John Lewandowski – Artistic Director: Madcap Productions: 6:00PM
• Play: UNSUNI: (UNHEARD VOICES): English 6:10PM
  (A NatyArpana Production, Cincinnati)
• Audience Interaction: 6:30PM
• Presentation: Shark Eat Muffin: 6:45PM
• Break: 7:00PM – 7:10PM
• Play: NANA RANGER DIN (THOSE COLORFUL DAYS) English Supertitle: 7:10PM
  (A Columbus Group Production, Columbus)
• Vote of Thanks: 7:55PM

 (Schedule is subject to change)