Stageplay : The Journey Of An Actor

Stageplay The journey of an actor is the fascination story of Sushma Seth, one of Indian cinema and theatre s most well loved faces. Having majored in drama form Briarcliff and Carnegie Mellon in the US, Sushma came back to India to begin her memorable career. The Book chronicles her journey from her childhood and early influences, her career in theatre to her first film Junoon, and the very popular role as the lovable Daadi in the television serial humlog. Her roles in films like Kalyug, Silsila, Prem Rog, Muhafiz, Chandni, 1942  A Love Story, and more recently, Kal Ho Na Ho are Exemplary.

Throughout, Sushmas Passion For theatre never took a backseat, having performed on stage, roles that most actors only dream of Shen Te In Bertolt Brechts The Good Woman Of Setzuan Kate in Shakespeares The taming of the Shrew Gurdafarid in Agha Harshr Kashmiris Rustam Sohrab Rono in Rajinder Singh Bedis Ek Chadar Maili Si and Champa in Vijay Tendulkars Sakharam Binder. In 1972, she founded childrens Creative Theatre that culminated in several successful stage productions. Stageplay is also the incredible story of the work Sushma Seth has done with the children of an NGO, Arpana, that the children of an NGO, Arpana, that has rehabilitated the lives of thousands of resettled slum dwellers. The Second part of the book is a ready reckoner for all teachers of drama as it details material for drama workshops and the finer aspects of play production. Stageplay The journey of an Actor is an invaluable book for lovers of films and Theatre, and general reader alike.