Namaskar,

 

As you may know, the 1st Vishwa Marathi Naatya Sammelan will be held in New Jersey from May 29, 2010 - May 31, 2010. Please visit the website http://www.vmns.org/ for more details.

 

Marathi Naatya Parishad and Brihan Maharashtra Mandal (BMM) have jointly arranged a National Ekaankikaa Spardhaa under the auspices of the 1st Vishwa Marathi Naatya Sammelan. Maharashtra Mandal Chicago has graciously agreed to host the Spardhaa on April 10th and 11th of this year.

 

Marathi Naatya Parishad Program Committee was pleasantly surprised to receive 20 entries from drama enthusiasts from all parts of USA. After initial screening, 12 entries have been selected to compete in the Spardhaa. Interestingly enough, the entries cover Ekaankikaas from renowned senior playwrights Vijay Tendulkar and Shannaa Naware to the contemporary playwrights Yogesh Soman, Rajeev Naik and Ambar Hadap and about 1/3rd of the Ekaankikaas written by upcoming playwrights in USA. With such eclectic ensemble of writing styles and subjects matters, the Ekaankikaa Spardhaa is going to be a one of a kind treat for the audience in Chicago.

 

Famous theater personalities such as Smita Talwalkar, Chandrakant Kulkarni and Deepak Karanjikar will be judging the Spardhaa to determine top 3 winners, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress. The top 3 winners will be invited to the 1st Vishwa Marathi Naatya Sammelan to present their Ekaankikaa on May 29th through May 31st in New Jersey.

 

Please let your members know. I hope you all can attend Spardhaa in Chicago and Sammelan in NJ by large numbers. More details to follow so please visit http://www.mahamandalchicago.org/ to check updates of the Spardhaa.

 

Thanks,

Madhuri Joshi

President, BMM