Kathmandu International Theatre Festival

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Festival Events:

Participant Kathmandu International Theatre Festival 2008:

• To the Death of My Own Family, by David L. Meth, directed by Broadway veteran Peter Ratray.
  To the Death of My Own Family, features Farah Bala in an internationally acclaimed one-woman performance which tells the story of an Afghan-American woman who returns to Afghanistan to help her father escape, only to witness the carnage of her entire family. Upon her return to the U.S., she is interrogated as a suspect, detained, humiliated and forced to justify her heartbreaking journey in order to reclaim her citizenship. It is an intensely dramatic nonlinear play of people caught between cultures and a chronicle of the suffering one bears when human rights are violated. For more information visit
  http://web.mac.com/dlm67
• Articles about the play:
  
  • War and the woman, by Ayesha Matthan (The Hindu, September 8, 2007)
    http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007080950740300.htm&date=2007/08/09/&prd=mp&
  • One woman play (The Deccan Herald, August 3, 2007)
    http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Aug32007/metro2007080216759.asp

Practical Info:

Participant’s information:

• Guidelines for Kathmandu International Theatre Festival 2008:
  
  • The play may be in any language
  • There is no theme for festival
  • The play may be by any author, any theme or improvised
  • The play may be musical, dramatic, or of any kind
  • Maximum of 15 participants from one group/company (including actors and technicians)
• Please provide:
  
  • A brief introduction of the group/company
  • A brief introduction of the playwright
  • A brief introduction of the director
  • Synopsis of the play
  • Cast and credit—On stage, and off stage
  • Photographs of the play
  • Photograph of the playwright
  • Photograph of the director
  • Logo of the group/company
  • Stage set plan and requirement
  • Light plan and requirement
  • Properties and requirement
  • Provide other requirements
• Hosting details:
  
  • Gurukul will take care of all local hospitalities; food, accommodation and local travel
  • Gurukul will NOT bear the international travel cost
  • The deadline of application is May 31, 2008
  • Please contact your Embassy and Consulates in Kathmandu for funding possibilities.

Submission:

• Please submit the information & inquiry to:
  Sunil Pokharel
  Gurukul School of Theatre
  Kathmandu, Nepal
  Phone: +977-1-2101332/4466956
  Email: gurukul@wlink.com.np
  http://www.aarohantheatre.org

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