Things do change their perceptions to us as time goes by – well definitely so sometimes !The last time I had been to my Home – I happened to watch a Theater . When I say Theater , I mean the pure staged Live version of it and not a commercially-shot post-one. This was my razzmatazz with Theater after probably , say 15 years (when I was a kid & I used to hate).
And boy ! I really enjoyed it to the core this time !
You see actors playing scenes where there are no retakes , no re-shoot - it just goes by as it does. To be a good theater actor , you must definitely be very proficient as it’s just a First Time Right concept. Either you do good and get a clap or do bad and get verbal-slap !
The plot was nice based on Pre-marriage pregnancy and the actors did a really good job – the music was spontaneous. Entire show was covered on 2 different but attached stages – when one stage was occupied with running a scene , the other was being prepared for the next scene. And this whole exercise was so neatly and promptly performed that you can not but clap !
What’s more – there were song and dance sequence with pretty good lighting and backgrounds – no lesser than a typical Bollywood flick. And considering this was all done with a running scene and already-seated audience - enthralling !
I heard so much about the Theater artists’ caliber and really they are so prominent. But the only saddening part is , these potential guys (at least some) are really under-paid for their skills.
Hope the Theater culture grows to a larger audience , wider platform and more acclaimed appraisals.
