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The Script, October 2012 - Issue 10

Welcome to the October issue of The Script.

This month sees the return of many old favorites. Akvarious Productions' ‘Some Times’, Poor-Box Productions' ‘The Vagina Monologues’, Silly Point Productions' ‘The Class Act’, among many others. Also featuring this month are loads of workshops and casting calls.

On the QTP front, the September season of plays wrapped up with a wonderful run of ‘So Many Socks’ and the laugh riot ‘The President Is Coming’ October heralds the beginning of the festival season with Literature Live and Thespo taking over the last quarter of the year! The screening panel for Thespo 14 is watching close to a 100 plays this month in order to select the finalists. QTP is delighted to host Grass Stage from Shanghai who will be in Bombay next week with A Physical Theatre Workshop led by Zhao Chaun on 17th & 18 October at Bhavans College and a performance of  ‘Unsettling Stones’ on 19th October at NGMA, Fort. QTP in collaboration with Temperance Dance Director Amey Mehta announces a workshop by Q 'Game For Theatre' on 14th October, 2012. Click Here for details. Also watch out for all the wonderful local and international productions (Entry Free!!!) that are being hosted by Literature Live! which will take place at NCPA from 31st October to 4th November, 2012. Most importantly - QTP IS HIRING! If interested mail qtp@qtp.in.

In this month's edition of 'The Script', here’s what you can look forward to:
QTP Events:
Unsettling Stones: A product of unsettled souls in contemplation in unsettled times.
Great Texts: Girish Karnad's 'Yayati'
Thespo 14: Registration for Bands and Platform Performance are now open.

Articles:
Point of View: Mehernosh Bharucha reviews ‘So Many Socks’
4 Corners: Ramu Ramnathan talks about Kabir Kala Manch
Dolly Thakore's 'Life in Theatre': Dolly Thakore shares her memories of Dinesh Thakur.   

Great Stuff:
TriviaTime: Shaw Festival
Up & Coming: Complete Schedule of what to watch in October.
Links We Like: Take a look at some interesting theatre articles from across the world.
Curtain Call: Marc Chaggal on proving theatre and art belong together.

Theatre Opportunities:
Workshop
: Physical theatre Workshop by ZHAO CHUAN, Q’s workshop at Temperance and more.
Theatre News: A performance of ‘Unsettling Stones’ by Chinese theatre group Grass Stage
Casting: Lots of casting calls for the young actors/actresses.

Yours Sincerely,
On Behalf of QTP,


Himanshu Sitlani