Hi everyone,
My name is Dheepa and I am the founder and director of an Indian theater group Krea ( newbielink:http://www.kreacreations.com
[nonactive]) ( newbielink:http://blog.seedsandflowers.net
[nonactive]), based out of Bay area. I was acting back in India – both stage and television and after moving to US, I took a few courses at Ohlone college, Fremont, CA ( mainly to see how similar or different is Western theater from the Indian theater)
We founded the company in 2003 and we have been staging plays for the Indian community here. All our shows have been fund raisers for non profit organizations and played to fulll house. In addition to staging plays here, we have been touring India for the last 3 years in Summer and we have received good response from the audience as well as the press in India.
I sincerely feel that it is time for me to get out and interact with the local theater groups here and learn much more. I have not done any stage management course nor have any real time stage management experience. But i have directed 6 full length plays here so far ( One English and five Tamil) here and acted in all the productions
But I do know what is expected of a stage manager and I am a fast learner. More than all these, I am very passionate about theater.
But i have a few questions...
is Stage Management the right kind of job for me? or should i try something else? Will a person with no real time experience like me, will get a SM job, howmuchever passionate he or she is? Should I do any course for me to be accepted?
thanks in advance
Dheepa