shunyatheatre.org http://shunyatheatre.org Shunya Theatre, a Houston, based South Asian theatre troupe Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:27:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Shunya presents at Daya Seminar 2010 http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/09/01/shunya-presents-at-daya-seminar-2010/ http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/09/01/shunya-presents-at-daya-seminar-2010/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:23:54 +0000 Sanjay http://shunyatheatre.org/?p=249 Shunya will be presenting a multimedia presentation called “Reaching In Reaching Out” for the Daya seminar on September 18th. The topic of the seminar is “Why Counselling”. You can read registration information here.

]]> Shunya will be presenting a multimedia presentation called “Reaching In Reaching Out” for the Daya seminar on September 18th. The topic of the seminar is “Why Counselling”. You can read registration information here.

]]> http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/09/01/shunya-presents-at-daya-seminar-2010/feed/ 2 Casting call from JVB Preksha Center http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/06/26/casting-call-from-jvb-preksha-center/ http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/06/26/casting-call-from-jvb-preksha-center/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:56:15 +0000 Sanjay http://shunyatheatre.org/?p=235 I’m late in posting this, but below is a casting call for a religious play being produced by the JVB Preksha Center, to be directed by Dilip Kapasi (who has directed with Shunya in the past).

Auditions for an upcoming mega play of the kind “Sati Anjana” will be held at the JVB Preksha [...]]]> I’m late in posting this, but below is a casting call for a religious play being produced by the JVB Preksha Center, to be directed by Dilip Kapasi (who has directed with Shunya in the past).

Auditions for an upcoming mega play of the kind “Sati Anjana” will be held at the JVB Preksha center as follows,

When:        Saturday, June 26th beginning 2 PM – 4 PM

Where:       JVB Preksha Center, 14102 Schiller Road, Houston TX 77082;

Phone: 281-596-9642

The play is in English, and will be presented in one of the large Houston Theaters on October 23, 2010 as part of JVB Annual Day celebrations.

Please reply back with your preferred time slot: 2:00, 2:05, 2:10……3:00, 3:05…………..

All age groups are needed and participation will only be accepted until the roles are filled.  So, please respond soon to get your preferred role.

Pramod Bengani

President, JVB Preksha Meditation Center , Houston
14102 Schiller Rd, Houston , TX 77082
www.jvbhouston.org

]]> http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/06/26/casting-call-from-jvb-preksha-center/feed/ 0 Call for actors from Austin filmmaker http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/05/31/call-for-actors-from-austin-filmmaker/ http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/05/31/call-for-actors-from-austin-filmmaker/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 17:36:48 +0000 Sanjay http://shunyatheatre.org/?p=231 Sushma Khadepaun-Parmar is a Director/Producer in Austin, TX who is looking for actors for a short film shooting in July. Below is the info:

Synopsis: The story explores the universal question, “Who am I?” and revolves around the mind of Arjun Patel, a young and successful consultant. While riding the waves of success, Arjun rides a [...]]]> Sushma Khadepaun-Parmar is a Director/Producer in Austin, TX who is looking for actors for a short film shooting in July. Below is the info:

Synopsis: The story explores the universal question, “Who am I?” and revolves around the mind of Arjun Patel, a young and successful consultant. While riding the waves of success, Arjun rides a limo with an unusual chauffeur. The driver, through intriguing questions, takes Arjun on a journey he is not prepared for, and ultimately brings Arjun back to a familiar place – himself.

PRODUCTION TITLE: SARATHI – the charioteer
PRODUCER – Sushma Khadepaun-Parmar
DIRECTOR – Sushma Khadepaun-Parmar
WRITERS – Sharanya Rao, Sushma Khadepaun-Parmar
CINEMATOGRAPHY – Bill White

CAST: Male 28-33 yrs of Indian (South Asian) origin to play a successful consultant. Lead.
Female 25-30yrs of Indian (South Asian) origin. Supporting.
Female 28-35 yrs of Indian (South Asian) origin. Supporting.
Male 28-35 yrs of Indian (South Asian) origin. Supporting.
Male child artist 4-7 yrs of Indian (South Asian) origin. Supporting.

Auditions: June 11-12.

Please send in your resume, links to reel and/or portfolios to sarathithefilm@gmail.com.

Contact: Jake Sam – sarathithefilm@gmail.com

Thank you,

Sushma Khadepaun-Parmar
Storyteller

]]> http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/05/31/call-for-actors-from-austin-filmmaker/feed/ 0 We’re still here! http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/05/20/were-still-here/ http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/05/20/were-still-here/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 06:27:00 +0000 Sanjay http://shunyatheatre.org/?p=222 Not many posts recently, but we are still active! Our next play reading is scheduled for June 26th, so if you’ve been thinking about getting involved, now is a great time. A number of opportunities have come up for Shunya, and I hope we can make some interesting announcements soon.

On the website front, I’ve added [...]]]> Not many posts recently, but we are still active! Our next play reading is scheduled for June 26th, so if you’ve been thinking about getting involved, now is a great time. A number of opportunities have come up for Shunya, and I hope we can make some interesting announcements soon.

On the website front, I’ve added in pictures for several of our early plays. If you have photos of our Satyagraha production, please drop me a line.

]]> http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/05/20/were-still-here/feed/ 0 Play Reading http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/02/15/play-reading/ http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/02/15/play-reading/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:44:05 +0000 Sanjay http://shunyatheatre.org/?p=201 We will be meeting on Feb 20th to discuss a new play we are considering. For those of you not already on our mailing list, please contact me at sanjay@shunyatheatre.org if you are interested in getting involved with Shunya.

]]> We will be meeting on Feb 20th to discuss a new play we are considering. For those of you not already on our mailing list, please contact me at sanjay@shunyatheatre.org if you are interested in getting involved with Shunya.

]]> http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/02/15/play-reading/feed/ 0 Comments http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/02/12/comments/ http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/02/12/comments/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:52:29 +0000 Sanjay http://shunyatheatre.org/?p=194 I’ve installed Disqus comments for a trial. This means you can leave comments using your Facebook ID, Twitter, Yahoo or OpenID — or DISQUS, of course.

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]]> http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/02/12/comments/feed/ 0 Writer’s Circle http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/02/02/writers-circle/ http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/02/02/writers-circle/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:13:38 +0000 Sanjay http://shunyatheatre.org/?p=175 See the new page — not much to add here yet, but I’ll have more information soon.

]]> See the new page — not much to add here yet, but I’ll have more information soon.

]]> http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/02/02/writers-circle/feed/ 0 Added our e-mail list http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/01/30/added-our-e-mail-list/ http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/01/30/added-our-e-mail-list/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:25:50 +0000 Sanjay http://shunyatheatre.org/?p=166 You can now sign up for our mailing list by the box on the left sidebar. We have two lists – one for promoting our new productions, and one for contacting people interested in working with Shunya on new productions. Of course, you can also e-mail us at info@shunyatheatre.org if you’re interested in working with [...]]]> You can now sign up for our mailing list by the box on the left sidebar. We have two lists – one for promoting our new productions, and one for contacting people interested in working with Shunya on new productions. Of course, you can also e-mail us at info@shunyatheatre.org if you’re interested in working with us.

]]> http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/01/30/added-our-e-mail-list/feed/ 4 Beginning the customization process http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/01/29/beginning-the-customization-process/ http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/01/29/beginning-the-customization-process/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:57:07 +0000 Sanjay http://shunyatheatre.org/?p=145 I’ve uploaded 2 very basic headers to the site. I hope to further customize the look of the site in the next few weeks. In the meanwhile, I’ve corrected a bug in the slideshow function, so that should work for the productions for which I have uploaded photos. Next on the agenda: uploading photos for [...]]]> I’ve uploaded 2 very basic headers to the site. I hope to further customize the look of the site in the next few weeks. In the meanwhile, I’ve corrected a bug in the slideshow function, so that should work for the productions for which I have uploaded photos. Next on the agenda: uploading photos for more of the productions, and adding links to our mailing list.

]]> http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/01/29/beginning-the-customization-process/feed/ 0 A new theme for a new year! http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/01/27/a-new-theme-for-a-new-year/ http://shunyatheatre.org/2010/01/27/a-new-theme-for-a-new-year/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:21:07 +0000 Sanjay http://shunyatheatre.org/?p=143 I’ve changed the website theme, and this one seems to work quite well. I still need to customize the header. I have added pictures to several of our past productions: Tsunami, Naga, the Talk, IAR and Bricks and Lyrics. The rest will come soon.

]]> I’ve changed the website theme, and this one seems to work quite well. I still need to customize the header. I have added pictures to several of our past productions: Tsunami, Naga, the Talk, IAR and Bricks and Lyrics. The rest will come soon.

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