By Sanjay, on December 26th, 2011

Backspace plays at Fitzgerald’s, Mandar on tabla

Shunya’s own Mandar Sane (multiple music composition and performance credits, actor in Bricks and Lyrics) will be playing tabla for the song Within You Without You during Backspace’s December 29 show at Fitzgerald’s. The band is going to cover tunes from the Beatles and the Kinks. The show starts at 7pm, tickets are $15, and the proceeds go to charity.

By Sanjay, on December 21st, 2011

Big turnout at the December Shunya play reading

We had a large and enthusiastic group at our play reading last Friday. Thanks to everyone who came out. We read a new play — a comedy that is still in progress, and a great time was had by all. If you are interested in joining us for future readings, sign up to receive our email newsletter (link is in the footer of all of the pages of this website).

By Sanjay, on November 30th, 2011

Call for one act scripts from Yatraa Theatre in the Bay Area

Raj Ray of Yatraa is looking for scripts for a potential production at the Bay Area Bengali Theater Festival in Feb 2012. He’s looking for a one act, 45-60 minutes, max cast size 4-5, preferably a serious drama with the subject matter being South Asian or diaspora related. You can email him at raj.ray at gmail dot com.

By Sanjay, on November 17th, 2011

Shunya now on LinkedIn, Twitter

You can now keep up with Shunya events on your social media service of choice! We now have a LinkedIn page and a Twitter account in addition to our Facebook page.

By Sanjay, on November 13th, 2011

Shyam Pillai onstage in Wordsmyth staged reading

Shunya Actor Shyam Pillai will be acting in Wordsmyth Theater‘s staged reading of An Uncommon Language. The reading is free, and is located at Main Street Theater Chelsea Market, 4617 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, TX 77006, tomorrow, Monday Nov 14 at 7 PM.

By Sanjay, on October 28th, 2011

Sara Kumar acting in “The Jeweler’s Shop”

Shunya’s co-Artistic Director, Sara Kumar, will be acting in a production of “The Jeweler’s Shop” by Karol Wojtyla (the name of John Paul II before he became Pope). The production is at Obsidian Art Space November 4, 5 and 6.

Details here, and tickets sold online here.

By Sanjay, on October 27th, 2011

Casting Call for Rajiv Joseph’s Animals Out of Paper

Shona Strauser of Perseverance Theatre in Juneau, Alaska sends this casting call. The actor can be older than 17, but must look young:

Perseverance Theatre seeks actors to audition for the mainstage role of Suresh in Rajiv Joseph’s Animals Out of Paper.

Suresh is a 17-year-old East Indian student, raised in the U.S. He’s sensitive, intelligent, artistic and confident. He’s into hip hop and origami.

For a copy of the script or to schedule an audition, please contact Shona Strauser at (907)364-2421 ext. 232, or shona at perseverancetheatre dot org

By Sanjay, on October 9th, 2011

Last day for The Prophet and the Poet

The Prophet and the Poet closes today! We will have tickets on sale at the door if you haven’t already purchased. (Online ticket sales are closed now).

By Sanjay, on October 7th, 2011

Tickets available at the box office

Online sales have ended, but we have tickets available at the box office for tonight’s show. Hope to see you there!

By Sanjay, on October 1st, 2011

Tickets for tonight available at box office

Online ticket sales have ended for the Prophet and the Poet Saturday, but we have plenty of tickets available at the door, so come out to the show!