Audition Call
for
Naatak's 34th production

Sakharam Binder
(Hindi)
A play by Vijay Tendulkar

Directed by Ravi Bhatnagar
Produced by Asheesh Divetia

Show Dates
October 9-25, 2010

About The Play
Vijay Tendulkar is regarded as one of India’s finest playwrights, whose plays deal with the complexity of human relationships and contain a latent critique of contemporary Indian society. In this play, structured around Sakharam, the protagonist, Tendulkar has lashed out at the hypocritical contradictions inherent in our accepted norms of ‘middle class morality’.
The first 2 acts of the play develop the key characters with all their foibles and idiosyncrasies. The 3rd act builds up to the climax, when the characters’ fears, strengths and weaknesses are laid bare in the face of a crisis.

Audition Details
Time: see Audition Format below
Date: August 8, 2010
Location: Ayantra, Inc.
                 47873 Fremont Blvd.
                 Fremont, CA 94538
                 Phone: 415-706-5686 (Ravi Bhatnagar)

Roles (2 females, 3 males)
1. Sakharam : Age 30 - 45
2. Laxmi : Age 30-45
3. Champa : Age 30-45
4. Dawood Miyan : Age 30-40
5. Fouzdar Shinde : Age 35-45

Audition Format
An RSVP is required to attend the audition. RSVP to ravi@naatak.com with your name and role(s) you want to audition for. Mention previous theater experience if you have any.You will receive confirmation by email, providing you a time slot between 2 and 4 pm.
Come prepared with a monologue in Hindi (2-4 minutes) that need not be original but must involve some movement (i.e. don’t deliver a speech).
Come five minutes BEFORE your given time.
If you are shortlisted, you will be called back at 4 or 5 pm the same afternoon.
Roles will be announced either the same evening, or by August 10.

Production Team
We are looking for people who can join our production team (sets, lights, sound, make-up, visual design, photography, ticketing, publicity and marketing). If you are interested, please contact Asheesh Divetia (asheesh@naatak.com).

Rehearsal Schedule
Rehearsals will start almost immediately on weekends (both days) and one day during the week. In September, there may be up to 4 rehearsals per week.