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Thespo is a vibrant global community of young theatre professionals, passionately driven by the belief that theatre has the power to bring about a positive change in the world. We’ve all experienced the magic of theatre and want everyone else to experience it too!
Which is why we host a bunch of theatre initiatives - participative play readings, community theatre watching events, Saturday open houses and an annual youth theatre festival!
Whether you are an actor, director, writer, crew member, or just someone looking to explore this incredible world, there’s something for you at Thespo! Know more

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About Thespo's youth theatre festival

Registrations open in July. Theatre groups from all over India are invited to register their plays for the festival. Plays could be from any part of the world, written in any language, and could be an original work or an adaptation.The only requirement is that the performance needs to be at least 60 minutes long.

Last year we received 129 plays from cities like Ahilyanagar, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Delhi, Guwahati, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kota, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nashik, Pune, Solapur, and Vadodara in 16 different languages.

All registered plays go through a Screening process, where a panel of theatre professionals watches the plays between September and October live and select a few to be featured at the festival. The panel takes into account the story, performances, direction, and overall presentation of the play among other such attributes.

Last year’s panellists, Gandhaar Sangoram and Ujjwal Kumar, remarked, “The month of screenings was exhilarating; whether the shows were in Marathi or gibberish, a tragedy or comedy, the sheer talent that congregated from all over the country was incredible. The range and variety that we had the chance to see opened our eyes and ears in more ways than I could have ever expected.”

THIS YEAR'S SCREENING PANEL

Once the screening is complete, a few plays are selected to perform at the annual festival. These plays are to be performed live at Prithvi Theatre during the festival week in December. In addition to the full-length plays, there are site specific performances and workshops and a whole lot of madness. Whether you’re performing or attending, the festival is a place to experience the creativity and talent of young theatre-makers from across India.
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"I WORKED AS A FESTIVAL MANAGER FOR THESPO 15, A ROLE WHICH GAVE ME THE CHANCE TO NETWORK WITH EVERYONE, FROM CASTING DIRECTORS TO ACTORS AND WOULD-BE ACTORS. EVERYONE I'VE WORKED WITH SINCE HAS HAD SOME CONNECTION WITH THE FESTIVAL.

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