An inspiring audience

We had our Second Saturday Charity Playback Theatre performance yesterday. The venue was Parikrama in Bangalore. This is a Non-Governmental Organization that works with children from the slums.

To put it mildly, the performance was simply superb. A lot of it was thanks to the great response from the audience.

The group comprised children in the age group of 10 – 12 and some of them were a little more than that. They were slum children but fed, clothed and educated by Parikrama.
The stories, the sharing – were all of hope and about India, about meeting A.P.J when he visited them last year. Here were children who had taken a dynamic leap in their lives. They were absolutely positive and nurtured dreams of taking up careers like medicine and engineering! it was great to see their optimism about their own lives. They were completely in control and knew right from wrong.

There were very many memorable moments – Umesh donning the role of A.P.J and giving a terrific speech, Ajmal as the inspired musician, Nag as the explosive actor, Siddharth with his creative one-liners, Vidya with her boundless energy, Sujitra in her usual creative self, Sumana tying the loose ends together and Rakesh and Zohrab adding to the spice. I had conducted the performance

Truly refreshing, and a great way to start the New Year!

- Rajesh.P.I

~ by theatrecapital on January 13, 2008.