Party with Shunya tonight at Avant Garden

Join us tonight at Avant Garden! We’ll be there from 7 PM until they kick us out.   You can meet members of the cast and crew and learn how you can become involved with this particular show and with the organization as a whole.

Avant Garden is at 411 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX [...]

Step Inside, Scene 1

It is with great pleasure that Shunya announces its cast for the upcoming August show – Partition.   Over the next few months as we prepare for the show, we will be sharing experiences, opinions, and other outrageous happenings in and around the rehearsal room.

But to jump start things, we want to invite all [...]

Less than two hours left to buy advance tickets to Art!

We will have some for sale at the door. It’s going to be a great show!

Even more actors at MADCAP 24

I was incomplete in my earlier post, Shunya members Karthik Chander and Deeba Ashraf will also be on stage along with Sriram and Jesal. See you at the show!

Shunya actors in MADCAP 24

Once again Country Playhouse is presenting their tremendously fun MADCAP 24. Shunya has participated in the last several years, and once again two Shunya actors will be on stage: Sriram Vengalathur and Jesal Kapasi. This is always a fantastic show — one night only! — and it is amazing what the playwrights can come [...]

Slant: Bold Asian American Images Festival

An announcement from our friends at Aurora Picture Show:

Aurora Picture Show Announces

11th Annual Slant: Bold Asian American Images Festival

Houston’s Asian American film festival, Slant: Bold Asian American Images, returns for the 11th year with an eclectic lineup that represents the best new works by Asian American filmmakers. From dramas about [...]

Join us at the Chocolate Bar on Friday

A number of Shunya members will be meeting up casually at the Chocolate Bar in Rice Village (2521 University Boulevard, Houston) on Friday March 25th at about 7ish. If you’re interested in meeting some of us or finding out how to get involved with Houston’s premier South Asian theatre troupe, come join [...]

Soham Mehta’s film “Survivors” on iTunes

Soham Mehta, Shunya’s founder, has a short horror film released on iTunes in time for Halloween.

Dear Friends,

I just want to share some good news with you. My short horror film, Survivors, just went up on iTunes this week for Halloween!

This is the first film that I have directed to get distribution, [...]

Networking in Austin

A message for anyone who is going to be in Austin this weekend, from Sushma Khadepaun-Pamar:

Who should attend:

1. Local (Central Texas) and visiting filmmakers, actors, dancers, musicians, writers, designers, painters and anybody involved in the arts who would like to network with like minded people.

2. Up and coming [...]