The Thespo Audio-Torium

#Fiction:

Hush. Rush. Hop. Stop. Lock. Lock. Lock. Up? Sup? Down. Drown. Town. City. Pity. City. Pity. Me. See? Who? You! Me? We! Me? Lock. ock. ck. k. We live in spaces, urban and rural. These spaces have sounds. Whether or not we choose to listen is up to us. This abstract audio piece tells the story of the pandemic: the noise before it hit, the silence it brought and the ways in which the spaces around us healed… or did they?

Created by Nimish Nanda

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The Audio-Torium is brought to you by Thespo, India's most exciting youth theatre movement. Since 1999, Thespo has showcased the best of youth theatre from across the country in the form of plays and devised performances. For emerging artists, Thespo offers training opportunities in the form of workshops and masterclasses, and facilitates international collaborations between theatre-makers from different parts of the world. Activities such as open houses, reading and watching plays together make for year-round engagement and add to the experience of being part of a community. In December each year, Thespo celebrates emerging talent at its annual festival!

The Audio-Torium podcast is part of Thespo's first audio storytelling initiative designed to develop, curate and showcase innovative audio performances by emerging artists under 25. Tune in every Saturday and Wednesday for audio plays, performances, interviews, conversations and much much more, because this is where stories find their sound!

Special thanks to Mohammed Lehry and Veroniqa Thomas for voiceovers.

#Fiction:

A five part audio series about a woman who is trying to shut out the world, and still be part of the rat-race.

Nandini has no time to stop and stare, except for the brief moments of quiet she finds on her commute from work. Between a large-scale work project and family expectations, she is struggling to find her pace. When, on one of her late-night cab rides back home, she meets a mysterious stranger, she is pushed to choose what she wants the most: friendship or success. Join Nandini as co-passengers on her daily transits back home, as she anxiously estimates her time of arrival.

In this episode, it is Monday, close to midnight. Nandini has just left her office. As the voices in her head mix with the music from her meditation tapes in the quiet of her taxi cab, we learn about a high-stakes work project that has just landed in her lap.

Written, directed and produced by Aishaanya Tewari
Performances by Aakanksha Kulkarni, Abhas Sharma, Aishaanya Tewari, Bhupesh Wankar, Eeshta Malhotra, Jaskaran Lamba, Kritika Sharad, Prajwal Kulakarni, Pratyakshaa Tewari, Ritul Singh and Yamini Batra
Music & Background Score by Anirrudh MB
Sound Design & Edit by Keerthan Berny & Tony Joppan

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#Fiction:

The story of a poet, his ektara, and the battles he raged against.

गोळी घालून ठार करणं… खूप सहज मरण आहे. मात्र त्या इतक्याशा गोळीचा भार झेलायला अनेक हात लागतात. पण तेच हात नकळतपणे लागले असतील तर? तर, तो भार अनावर होऊन जिवंतपणी येणारं मरण माणसाला सुन्न करुन जातं. इतरांची उमेद असलेलं त्याचं व्यक्तिमत्व खचवण्याची, त्याद्वारे संपूर्ण समूहाची हेतूसिद्धी करण्याची आणि त्या माणसामागच्या प्रेरक स्रोतांचंही खंडन करण्याची ताकद असते त्या एका गोळीत. तिचं लक्ष्य अपराधी नाही, तर कमकुवत लोक असतात, असंच असावं कदाचित. अशाच काही गोळ्या ज्याच्या मृत्यूचं निमित्त ठरलं, तो एक शाहीर होता. तो त्याच्या माणसांना वाचवू शकला नाही आणि त्याची माणसंही त्याला वाचवू शकली नाहीत. त्या माणसाची गोष्ट सांगतो आहोत. ऐकताय ना?

Created by Imagine Arts
Written by Purva Londhe
Directed by Amey Sakhare
Performances by Amey Sakhare, Anaya Pendse, Ninad Joglekar, Tanmay Bhagwat, Sakshi Mokadam, Stimit Sane and Swapnil Ware
Sound design & music by Tanmay Bhagwat
Special thanks to Kshitij Bhatt

This play is a part of The Thespo Audio-Torium's month-long showcase of original audio productions by artists under 25.

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