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About
Bravo Arts is a local production house from Sharon, MA that produces plays locally and also hosts other productions from out of state to bring engaging plays to the greater Boston region. We will be hosting two amazing plays from ICS Theater in the spring of 2023 written by acclaimed playwrights A.R. Gurney and Girish Karnad.
Meet the Cast &Team of Bhikre Bimb
Actor
Priya N. Iyer
Priya N. Iyer has performed in ICST’s virtual dramatized reading Raktbeej, and in several Reader’s Theatre with the group, Baithak. Priya has written and directed a virtual play The Throne with No Caste and has worked backstage on multiple ICST productions. She has also conducted several musical and poetry events.
Priya dabbles in English and Hindi poetry, and short fiction and essays, and has published her poems and short stories on online platforms. Priya lives in New Jersey, USA, and is a professor of economics at a state university.
Actor
Gauri Kansara
Gauri Kansara is an Ayurveda expert and a member of American Alternative Medical Association and American Association of Drugless Practitioner. She is also a certified Yoga and Meditation instructor. Her mission is to show the path of well being and bring physical, psychological and spiritual balance to humankind. Gauri is a Kathak teacher and a performing artist. She writes Marathi poetry. She has also participated in several theatrical training workshops conducted by writer and director Mr. Mahesh Dattani.
Some of the previous productions that featured her are : The Big Fat City by Mr. Mahesh Dattani, Raktbeej ( dramatized reading ) and The Priest & The Prostitute, directed by Dr. Farley Richmond at the 2021 Natya Darpan.
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Actor
Anahita Mantri
Anahita is an architect by profession, and a dancer and actor at heart. Her theater experience started with Satrangi school of fusion where she performed the role of Zarine in 2016 and Meera in 2018 at their annual musical Manmohini. She then performed Amelia in ICS Theatre’s production of House of Bernarda Alba. Anahita has been a regular participant in readings organized by ICS Theatre, working with esteemed directors such as Dr. Farley Richmond and Mahesh Dattani. In the fall of 2020 she was cast in the role of ‘Anette’ in ICS Theatre’s production of God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza.
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Stage Director
Kinnary Patel
Kinnary patel has done stage directions for ICST Productions, Raktbeej and Defying Gravity. She writes shayari (Urdu Poetry) in her pastime. She is an avid reader and loves fiction.
She lives in Princeton Jct and is a pharmacist at clover pharmacy and an immunization specialist.
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Actor
Madhuwanti Bhat
Madhuwanti is a theater enthusiast and has performed in several plays at various prestigious festivals. She has also attended ICS Theatre workshops and play readings conducted by Dr. Farley Richmond and Mahesh Dattani. Her acting credits with ICS Theatre include God of Carnage and ‘House of Bernarda Alba’ directed by Dr. Farley Richmond.
Madhuwanti has also emceed shows and has also acted in movies including a short film ‘Dubhang’ that won best debut film award at Nasik film festival and a Marathi film ‘A dot com mom’ directed by Dr. Meena Nerurkar.
Madhuwanti recently won first prize in a monologue competition organized by Dramatech, USA for North American participants.
Actor
Rupali Gaitonde
Rupali Gaitonde has been an ardent theatre and cinema fan since her school days. She followed her passion for doing theatre in college under directors like Sanjay Narvekar, Kedar Shinde, and Nishikant Kamat.
Set Designer
Sri Alathur
Sri Alathur has been involved in the performing arts, both acting and production, since his school days. He started his journey with ICS Theatre with Romance in the Garden directed by Dr. Farley Richmond. Sri is the production designer for ICS Theatre and a few independent films as well. He is an ardent Star Wars fan, who fervently studies movie special-effects as he believes they showcase the magic of creativity and technology.
Meet the Cast & Team Of Love Letters
Actor
Ashis Bhisey
Ashis Bhisey is a Senior Technology Services Executive. He was avidly involved in dramatics throughout high-school and acted in several three-act plays, including plays by Shakespeare and Molliere. Throughout his college days he was active in dramatics and acted in several prize-winning plays in Bombay University competitions. After a long break due to the demands of his professional career, he has reconnected with his old passion through several play reading workshops and one Zoom play (The Throne With No Caste) with ICST. He enjoys hiking, cycling, long walks with wife and two dogs, tennis, karaoke with friends, reading, and listening to music.
Actor
Priya N. Iyer
Priya N. Iyer has performed in ICST’s virtual dramatized reading Raktbeej, and in several Reader’s Theatre with the group, Baithak. Priya has written and directed a virtual play The Throne with No Caste and has worked backstage on multiple ICST productions. She has also conducted several musical and poetry events.
Priya dabbles in English and Hindi poetry, and short fiction and essays, and has published her poems and short stories on online platforms. Priya lives in New Jersey, USA, and is a professor of economics at a state university.
Musician - Tabla
Aditya Datey
They all said "Poor Mrs.Datey, her son is such a good for nothing", "Get him into a job soon. Maybe delivering milk packets". And look at me now! Featuring prominently on page 3 (or is it 7?) of the ICS Theater booklet. Contributing with music, acting, script and song writing for productions such as Masrayana, The priest & the prostitute, Chak de chekhov, Rakt Phera, Chekhov Express, Do the needful. Hobnobbing with awesome directors like Mahesh Dattani & Dr Farley Richmond. Take that Agarwal aunty! What did your son do?
Musician - Sitar
Misha
Misha Datey is a 5th grader at Salt Brook school in New Providence, NJ. She learns the sitar in the Maihar tradition from Shri Parthasarathi Chatterjee. She loves to paint, play soccer, swim and fight with her brother...not in that order.
Director for both plays
Barkha Kishnani
Barkha Kishnani, a realtor by profession, has a passion for the arts. She is the past-president of the Indian Cultural Society of East Brunswick (ICS) and has been with the organization since 2003. In 2014, Barkha Kishnani, along with the support of the ICS committee and a dedicated team, founded ICS Theatre.
Barkha has experience in all aspects of theatre, including coordinating theatre festivals, managing sound and light, and working as a stage manager and assistant director in several productions. As the founder and main organizer, she has been involved in every aspect of ICS theatre from approaching and recruiting directors, script selection, conducting auditions, and actor training to the nuts and bolts of scheduling, scouting venues, and arranging travel, costumes, props, and musicians. She has worked with several esteemed directors such as Ms. Usha Ganguly, Dr. Mohan Agashe, Dr. Farley Richmond, and Mr. Mahesh Dattani.
Having the acumen to visualize a show from its conception to its final staging, Barkha is adept at converting the director’s vision into reality on stage.
Bravo Arts Team
Chair/Co-Chair: Ajay Lodha /Varinder Gupta
Creative Team Lead: Jayashree Shahane
Venue Lead: Jayashree Shahane
Marketing Leads: Seema Dixit, Varinder Gupta & Tejashri
Website Lead: Ajay Lodha
Ticketing Leads: Tulika Mishra / Girish Badgi
Sound Team Leads: Deepak Shahane/Sandeep Bhatia
Stage Setup Leads: Umesh Bhasin /Girish Badgi / Ramani Sakamuri
Catering Leads: Ujwala Bhalekar / Bindu Wadhwa / Jayashree Shahane
Day of Event Leads: Ajay Lodha / Jayashree Shahane / Varinder Gupta
Budget Management Team: Shahane/Wadhwa
MCs Team/Host: Jayashree Shahane