Sagar Bhoir is from Wada (Palghar District). He is an alumnus of The Drama School, Mumbai. After his training, he participated in Goshtarang, performing children’s stories in schools in and around Wada. Sagar then worked with his colleagues from The Drama School on a play called ‘Krishna Sandhaan’ using Yakshagana as its base. He acted in ‘Deewar’ under prominent theatre director Sunil Shanbag. He has also acted in ‘Shakuntalam’ as a clown, directed by Mr Rupesh Tillu, supported by ‘Clowns without borders’ from Sweden. They have done 130+ shows of the same. Sagar remains connected with Goshtarang by conducting fitness workshops for Goshtarang Fellows where he trains them how to utilize physical training as a performer.
Shreeram Chaudhari is from Wada (Palghar District). After his training at The Drama School, Mumbai, he participated in Goshtarang, performing children’s stories in schools in and around Wada. Later, Shreeram worked in theatre with his colleagues from The Drama School, on a play called Krishna Sandhaan that used Yakshagana as its base. He has worked on a Hindi short film ‘Karm’ by prominent Director Shibu Sable. He has also acted in ‘Shakuntalam’ as one of three clowns, directed by Mr Rupesh Tillu, supported by ‘Clowns without borders’, an organisation based in Sweden.
Before joining Goshtarang, Chetan Patil had attended a theatre workshop by prominent director Chinmay Kelkar. He acted in the play ‘Bin Biyache Jhad’ which was created in that workshop. That experience sealed his connection with theatre. He participated in Goshtarang, performing children’s stories in schools in and around Wada. Later, he started conducting theatre workshops for young persons in Wada town. In collaboration with his local friends, Chetan has scripted and directed a few short plays, which they perform in villages around Wada. They also perform street plays for creating awareness on social issues.
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