Playing it forward
Deccan ChronicleWe all have a story to tell. Or so believes Gagan Prasad, a Bengaluru techie, and that very thought is what egged him on to venture out with Spashta Theatre, a fledgling community of city actors, singers, instrumentalists, photographers and editors with an innate passion street plays. Four street plays and one theatre production later, Gagan shares the inside track as he preps for Kallariddare Echarike, a Kannada play, aimed at being staged in and around government schools across the city in a bid to promote the importance of hygiene. With an attempt to tell a tale that can change one’s perspective for the better, Gagan believes his platform is for creative professionals only. “We want to become better story tellers and better performers to create awareness with the public in a more effective manner and performing street plays gives us a better understanding of the issues around us.