SARAN VASHISHT

ON STAGE

Performances, devised work and collaborations.

Artistic stage portrait of Saran Vashisht

THESPO 25 FRINGE · 2023

Tell Me Your Story

A workshop performance with Mohammed Ellyas Lehry at Prithvi House.

Thespo
A performer opens his arms on a dark stage
A performer sits beside a colourful cloth on stage
A seated performer in a black coat and red buttons
STREET PERFORMANCE · 2023B.S.E.
NUKKAD NATAKWatch performance ↗

ORIGINAL DEVISED THEATRE · 2023

THE RED BUTTON THEORY

Written, devised, directed and performed by Saran Vashisht.

Screened for a Thespo panel.

REHEARSAL / PERFORMANCE / PROCESS

IN THE ROOM

I work in ensemble theatre, mime and devised performance.

Watch an excerpt from Tell Me Your Story.

SELECTED CREDITS

Tell Me Your Story2023   +

Performer; self-directed workshop performance

Presented a performance developed through Mohammed Lehry’s Tell Me Your Story workshop at Thespo 25.

The Red Button Theory2023   +

Writer, deviser, director and performer

Original devised theatre work, screened for a Thespo panel.

B.S.E. Nukkad Natak2023   +

Director; Investor / Narrator

Street performance on Church Street, Bengaluru. First place in the BSE Nukkad Natak competition during WIW 2023; Saran captained the Bengaluru team.

Watch performance ↗
Dark People2023   +

Attacker / School Kid

Directed by Prithesh Bhandary, Bhandutvas.

Beyond the Land of Hattamala2023–2024   +

Two / Four

Directed by Murtuza and Deepak, B.L.T.

Mission Doomsday2023   +

Eric from the Past

Directed by Apoorva Nagaraj, Clowns Reverie. A performance told through mime, without dialogue.

Thrice As Nice2023   +

Huntsman / Dwarf

Directed by Prithesh Bhandary, Bhandutvas.

Tatti Tavi Da Sach2024   +

Prithi Chand / Villager

Directed by Sangeeta Gupta, Rupak.

SOUND / COLLABORATION

GARAM ROTI

Saran contributed recordings to the Garam Roti Library. Garam Roti is a performance and sound installation written, directed and performed by Durga Venkatesan.

Garam Roti project and recording credits ↗

Thespo 26 poster for Garam Roti
Garam Roti project ↗
Durga Venkatesan performing Garam Roti
Image: Oddbird Theatre ↗
Durga Venkatesan performing Garam Roti on stage
Image: Oddbird Theatre ↗

ENSEMBLE · 2023

Thrice As Nice

Huntsman and Dwarf, in a production by Prithesh Bhandary / Bhandutvas.

An ensemble in clown costume gathers on stage
The ensemble gestures towards the audience
Performers react to a character in a top hat

CHANDIGARH · 22 SEPTEMBER 2024

Tatti Tavi Da Sach

Saran played Prithi Chand and a villager in the Rupak production, directed by Sangeeta Gupta.

Performers in historical costume on a stage with a painted backdrop
Three performers in pale costumes on a dark stage
A court scene with performers gathered around a throne

ENSEMBLE · 2023–2024

Beyond the Land of Hattamala

Ensemble roles in the English adaptation of Badal Sircar’s play, with Bangalore Little Theatre.

Performance photos: Bangalore Little Theatre ↗

Saran and a fellow performer seated on stage in Beyond the Land of Hattamala
The ensemble performs on stage in Beyond the Land of Hattamala
Beyond Hattamala production poster with Bangalore Little Theatre and Medai credits

PRODUCTION ARCHIVE · 2023

More stage work

Dark People: Stories from the South poster, directed by Pritesh Bhandary
Dark People · Attacker / School Kid
Mission Doomsday poster, directed by Apoorva Nagaraj, 29 September 2023 at KH Kalasoudha
Mission Doomsday · Eric from the Past