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Jairangam 2020: India's Biggest Theatre Festival !!

      

 With COVID-19 we found a new kind of theatrical challenge for ourselves. It's going to be a long time before we're back doing live theatre at full capacity. Having been selected to present our short play at 'JAIRANGAM', has been an exciting experience for team Mandi.

We presented pre-recorded theatrical production- 'Kitab Likhne Ka Bhoot', which was  enjoyed by all and gained great popularity.

Kala Utsav, 2021 by The Consulate General of India Chicago

       A tribute to the memory of Amrita Pritam - her life journey, her words and her worlds. Her literary work brimming with biting pathos, sensual longing and heartbreaking romance is forever etched in the collective consciousness of entire generations. Her undying love for Sahir and her passionate promise to Imroz speak volumes for her complete surrender to her profound inner truth and courageous life choices.  

 Each year, Consulate in collaboration with various cultural organisations, organizes Kala Utsav to showcase Indian dance, vocal/instrument, and short-skit/play performances. 

5th Annual Theater Festival 2021

5th Annual Theater Festival 2021

5th Annual Theater Festival 2021

The Fifth Annual Theatre Festival held on the 7th of August, 2021, at Prairie Center for the Arts,

Schaumburg, IL. The festival was presented by Mandi Theatre in collaboration with the Consulate

General of India, Chicago. The annual theatre festival commenced in 2017 is the only theatre festival in

the Midwest that promotes Indian culture and tradition through their performances.
 

5th Annual Theater Festival 2021

5th Annual Theater Festival 2021

5th Annual Theater Festival 2021

The Fifth Annual Theatre Festival held on the 7th of August, 2021, at Prairie Center for the Arts,

Schaumburg, IL. The festival was presented by Mandi Theatre in collaboration with the Consulate

General of India, Chicago. The annual theatre festival commenced in 2017 is the only theatre festival in

the Midwest that promotes Indian culture and tradition through their performances.
 

Vishwarang Literartre Festival 2020

  

With a goal to unite with enthusiasts of Indian culture from across the world, we participated in  VISHWARANG ,  along with  some renowned talents across the globe.


You can catch the LIVE action at

1. VISHWARANG  Website Live Page
https://festival.vishwarang.com/live

2. VISHWARANG Youtube channel
bit.ly/VishwarangYTchannel 

3. VISHWARANG Facebook page
http://bit.ly/VishwarangFacebook 

#VishwarangLIVE

Annual Theater Festival 2020

10 full length plays in various languages, 3 group discussion, one theater workshop and one Radio Show

Quarantine Theater Festival 2020

Quarantine Theater Festival 2020

 

Over 30 plays from across the globe were premiered via FB Li

Quarantine Theater Festival 2020

As a response to global pandemic COVID-19, we hosted Illinois’s very first , Quarantine Theater Festival, as an initiative to support 'Stay Home' advisory and as an escape to our anxieties.

  Given social-distancing protocols that prohibit physical gatherings, theatre makers have responded creatively to the COVID-19 pandemic by turning to online. ZOOM was one of the best options to rehearse and record latest online production. 

Quarantine Theater Festival 2020

Quarantine Theater Festival 2020

 

Over 30 plays from across the globe were premiered via FB Li

Quarantine Theater Festival 2020

As a response to global pandemic COVID-19, we hosted Illinois’s very first , Quarantine Theater Festival, as an initiative to support 'Stay Home' advisory and as an escape to our anxieties.

  Given social-distancing protocols that prohibit physical gatherings, theatre makers have responded creatively to the COVID-19 pandemic by turning to online. ZOOM was one of the best options to rehearse and record latest online production. 

150th Birth Anniversary Celebration of Kasturba & Mahatma Gandhi, a fundraiser hosted by IDS

  Play   2: Gandhi and Churchill - A short animated vignette between Gandhi and   Churchill
 

150th Birth Anniversary Celebration of Kasturba & Mahatma Gandhi, a fundraiser hosted by IDS

     Play   1: Kasturba - A spirited dialogue between Gandhi and his wife Kasturba. 

150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, 2019

150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, 2019

150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, 2019

     150th Birth Anniversary of   Mahatma Gandhi, hosted by National Council of Asian Indian Associations   (NCAIA), with the support of the Consulate General of India in Chicago and   various Indian American Community Organizations    

शोले 2019

 शोले - Our 25th Production, Performed by Grand mothers Occasion : Mother's Day Celebration at Hari Om Mandir १० मिनट का छोटा सा नाटक मंदिर में हमारे सीनियर्स ने प्रस्तुत किया और अपने अभिनय से जान डाल दी | आप सभी कलाकारों के जज्बे को सलाम | Hats off to our seniors among us who inspire us to do more and be more. Performed by seniors the play was well received by the audience.  

RASA Dance & Theater Festival, Michigan 2019

 Dastangoi - (a rare and unique traditional storytelling form) was presented in English & in Hindi -a first-time collaboration between Mandi Theatre & Ann Arbor storyteller Jill Halpern  

Story: BITCH

Written by  Mrinal Pande 

 Synopsis: This is the story about a four year old girl whose parents married her to a dog in order to ward off the evil eye from their family. It is about a conversation a between a woman who hosts a TV show (as the author does) and her maid about an article they saw in the newspaper. 


5th South Asian Theater Festival SATF 2019

5th South Asian Theater Festival SATF 2019

 Presented Dastangoi ( storytelling) - a collaboration between Mandi Theater & Spotlight OH 

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Cast: Alka Sharma ( Mandi Theater) & Angana Sur (Spotlight, OH)


Story: Akbari Lota


Wheaton Festival of Cultures 2019

3rd Annual Theater Festival 2019

5th South Asian Theater Festival SATF 2019

Mandi Theater was invited to perform at the prestigious  Wheaton Festival of Cultures, held annually at  Wheaton French Market, IL   

 A fun afternoon of storytelling, culture, food, arts, activities, music and more, where more than 30 participants and groups participated, sharing their heritage and cultures.  

3rd Annual Theater Festival 2019

3rd Annual Theater Festival 2019

3rd Annual Theater Festival 2019

Play: Apne Apne Daon' - Language HINDI

       Based on a folk story, the play is penned by a renowned playwright, director and actor Sri Daya Prakash Sinha

 This is a situational comedy that entertains the audience and makes them roar with laughter. 

3rd Annual Theater Festival 2019

3rd Annual Theater Festival 2019

3rd Annual Theater Festival 2019

 धीरः शिवदासः (संस्कृत नाटकम् ) 

Dheerh Shivdasah - SANSKRIT Play

Directed by   

Mara Mani Sundaresan of  Unnatilok 

 

 Synopsis Dheerh Shivdasah : The story depicts ho­w a young boy named Sivadasa bravely brings out the truth of what is happening in the kingdom of King Ravi Varma. 

MILI, 2019

 MILI (debut performance) 

 Written By Tanuj Khosla

Synopsis: Story of father and son relationship.Story of changing times. What happens when the son has presented a robot to the father. Everything changes forever!! 

Matki Chhap Par Mohar Lagao, 2019

  'मटकी छाप पर मोहर लगाओ' is a political satire  

Rhinofest 2019

Rhinofest 2019

 THE LAST LEAF

Language: English

We performed our first ever English play as part of the 30th Annual Rhinofest's "I Hate Mondays" series. 

NIRJHARI 2019

Rhinofest 2019

Written By:  Sunita Lad  

Nirjhari is a cliché that is worth repeating again and again to remind the audience that it is still a man’s world in most India homes and while the power dynamics in this play are not typical, they are not a fantasy either!  

WINGS : International Women's Day 2019

 3rd season of  IWD2019 was dedicated to FIVE famous women of Indian history whose life’s journey is full of power,full of hope, no matter what life’s circumstances they did found their place to spread their wings. 

ITA's Community Theater Festival 2019

   ITA's 3rd Bi-Annual Statewide Community Theatre Festival, "It'll Play in Peoria"  Play : 'Fourteen' by Alice Gerstenberg, an American playwright, actress, and activist based out of Chicago, IL Note: WON 3 Awards ~ Best Costume, ~ Best Sound & Light & ~ Best Male Actor  

70th Republic Day with BSC, 2019

70th Republic Day with BSC, 2019

 70th Republic Day celebration with Bharitya Senior Citizens of Chicago. Audience count 500+  

Dastangoi 2018 (Theatre Festival)

70th Republic Day with BSC, 2019

  हिंदी नाट्य महोत्सव 2018

2nd Annual Theater Festival, 2018

2nd Annual Theater Festival, 2018

  हिंदी नाट्य महोत्सव 2018

 Katha Jani Chor Ki

God Of Carnage Sep. 2018

The last Leaf Sep. 2018

2nd Annual Theater Festival, 2018

Language: HINDI

By French playwright Yasmina Reza 

*Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. * Three Tony Awards, including Best Play. 

The last Leaf Sep. 2018

The last Leaf Sep. 2018

The last Leaf Sep. 2018

 Language: HINDI

By  American writer Sir O. Henry 

The story of Hope, Faith & Sacrifice.

The story of struggle between optimism and pessimism 

HAMARI BHI CHHAPO, 2018

The last Leaf Sep. 2018

The last Leaf Sep. 2018

Date: 18th November, 2018

'हमारी भी छापो! हम भी लेखक-वेखक हैं!' by आलोक प्रकाश , का सफल मंचन, 'UP Association' के लिए । 

WINGS : International Women's Day 2018

WINGS : International Women's Day 2018

WINGS : International Women's Day 2018

WINGS stand for Women Inspire Nurture Give and Support ! 

Date: 24th March,2018

NITAYIPAL, 2017 (Theater Festival)

WINGS : International Women's Day 2018

WINGS : International Women's Day 2018

 हिंदी नाट्य महोत्सव 2017 

UDAN KHATOLA, 2017

WINGS : International Women's Day 2018

UDAN KHATOLA, 2017

Date: 3rd September, 2017

AARA's Fundraising dinner at Hinsdale. 

WINGS : International Women's Day 2017

WINGS : International Women's Day 2017

WINGS : International Women's Day 2017

Date: 4th March,2017 

WINGS -A newly-formed Women's Initiative led by Mandi Theatre to discuss universal issues that affect women and to create a platform where women can freely engage in open dialogues to voice their concerns about issues that affect them.  

International Women's Day, 2017

WINGS : International Women's Day 2017

WINGS : International Women's Day 2017

Date: 25th March,2017 

 Mandi Theatre Group performed at the International Women's Day organized by South Asian Cultural Society of Chicago. 

Phulkari 2017

WINGS : International Women's Day 2017

Street Play, 2017 (Theater Festival)

 Date: 20th May, 2017

Ocassion: Mother's Day

Performed 'Phulkari' - A play based on Bheesham Sahni's story 'Chief Ki Dawat'

Adapted & written by: Alka Sharma

Street Play, 2017 (Theater Festival)

Street Play, 2017 (Theater Festival)

Street Play, 2017 (Theater Festival)

 हिंदी नाट्य महोत्सव 2017 

Dastangoi, 2017 (Theater Festival)

Street Play, 2017 (Theater Festival)

Dastangoi, 2017 (Theater Festival)

 हिंदी नाट्य महोत्सव 2017 

Phulkari, 2017 (Theater Festival)

Street Play, 2017 (Theater Festival)

Dastangoi, 2017 (Theater Festival)

 हिंदी नाट्य महोत्सव 2017 

1ST SAWG CONFERENCE 2016

1ST SAWG CONFERENCE 2016

1ST SAWG CONFERENCE 2016

Date: 29th Oct., 2016

Mandi Theatre group performed at Loyola University, Chicago at the First South Asian Womanhood and Girlhood Conference.

Theme: Transitions in Identity 

Wrong Number, 2016

1ST SAWG CONFERENCE 2016

1ST SAWG CONFERENCE 2016

Date: 23rd July,2016 

 

UDAN KHATOLA 2016

1ST SAWG CONFERENCE 2016

SHATRANJ KE KHILADI 2015

Date:1st May, 2016

At: 3rd International Hindi Conference,New York

'उड़न खटोला' का एक और सफल मंचन' at Consulate General of India,New York 


SHATRANJ KE KHILADI 2015

Matki Chhap Par Mohar Lagao, 2015

SHATRANJ KE KHILADI 2015

 

Mandi Theatre Group, in collaboration with Consulate General of India, made a history by presenting a Hindi play "Shatraj Ke Khilari", for the first time in the USA.

Authentic sets, laser lighting, and above all, the voice of Promod Lal as Sutradhaar, took the audience back to colorful era of 19th century. 

Matki Chhap Par Mohar Lagao, 2015

Matki Chhap Par Mohar Lagao, 2015

Matki Chhap Par Mohar Lagao, 2015

Date:1st November, 2015

At:  KalaUtsav 2015  

 'मटकी छाप पर मोहर लगाओ' a political satire 

UDAN KHATOLA 2015

Matki Chhap Par Mohar Lagao, 2015

Matki Chhap Par Mohar Lagao, 2015

Date: 18th April,2015

At: Rana Regan Centre,Carol Stream 

Audience count 200+.... 'उड़न खटोला' का एक और सफल मंचन, 'भारतीय सीनियर परिवार' के लिए । 

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