A story of life, dying, and rebirth comes alive on stage 

A scene from the play Ondu Vilaya Kathe.
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Yuvashree, a younger beginner theatre troupe from Bengaluru that was began in 2007, is again with its current in style play Ondu Vilaya Kathe, at Ranga Shankara.

Written and directed by in style Kannada and English author, director and actor Sharath Parvathavani, the play opened to viewers this yr in April and this might be its eighth showcase. 

The synopsis of the play calls Ondu Vilaya Kathe “a narrative of liberation. A narrative of dying. A narrative of rebirth. A story of duality of thoughts. A story of issue and a story of repentance.”

Chatting with The Hindu, Sharath says the play was initially a part of a small efficiency that was later become a play. “Again in 2021, I used to be requested to direct a small piece for one of many ancillary occasions on the Ranga Shankara Theatre Pageant. I had simply learn a chunk on dying throughout that point and wished to create one thing experimental utilizing the Ranga Shankara staircase as ranges within the play. I’ve all the time been fascinated with dying. Coincidentally, after I was exploring such a subject, in style cinema actor Puneeth Rajkumar handed away a day earlier than our present, and it simply added extra depth to the play for us and the viewers,” he explains 

Sharath says that changing a small piece right into a full-fledged play was more durable than writing the unique quick play.
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“Early this yr, Yuvashree requested me to direct a play for them. I used to be able to direct an present script, however the crew urged me to take up one thing new and attention-grabbing. I advised them I had this piece, which ultimately turned a full-fledged play. It was developed into two tracks, similar to how we’re all in between life and dying,“ says Sharath. 

Sharath says that changing a small piece right into a full-fledged play was more durable than writing the unique quick play. “To present it a context, have a separate observe and never have viewers learn the way the 2 tracks join till the very finish, was difficult. It was troublesome to speak about the identical themes by means of completely different contexts,” he provides.

The play is open to youngsters over the age of ten, and Sharath says it’s basic for youngsters over the age of ten to know what dying is as they’re very curious, and it will assist them comprehend deaths of their household or environment.  

Carried out by Apeksha Ghalgi, Siddharth Bhat, Vijay Kulkarni, Sujay Channagiri, Akhila R. Rao, Charith Bharadwaj and Sumith Bekal, tickets for Ondu Vilaya Kathe can be found on the Ranga Shankara box-office and on BookMyShow. The present is on Wednesday, at 7.30 p.m.