What could be a
better way to spend a Friday afternoon than being surrounded by a bunch of
talented and new faces? So when Social Citi's invite to watch the actors audition
for their forthcoming event, Battle of the Best Season One, reached my inbox I
was delighted. (Battle of the Best is a competition of theatre plays to
bring the best of writers, actors, directors on a platform. The works of these
besties will be staged on July 5 and 6 at DUCTAC, MOE.) The Voltas Studio,
DUCTAC, was brimming with talent. I walked in to be greeted by the lovely smile
of Sadia Noori, the mind & heart behind the event.
Soon not-so-young, young & very
young (I was particularly impressed with the acting skills of the very young) actors
began to walk in. They took over the stage for just a few minutes each, enacted
their scenes, patiently waited for the audiences’ response, introduced
themselves… Some were nervous, some were lost, some were confident…but what
held them all together was the excitement!!
I loved the way Sadia brought out the best in each by requesting them to
show us variations in the same scene, playing with emotions from happy to angry
and sad to shock.
This was my first ‘theatre
audition’ experience in Dubai and I must say I totally loved it. So much so
that on my way back home I was actually trying to enact the role plays of the
actors I had witnessed. I did the ‘Step sister speaks out’ and even attempted ‘The
Godfather’!
In all, it was an
afternoon well spent. I wish the team luck!!
P.S: For the
uninitiated, Social Citi (socialcitilive.com) is a Dubai-based group formed by
a handful of passionate people from diverse backgrounds (fashion, marketing,
theatre, social media, marketing, etc.) who work insane hours to bring our city
alive! And this time around they’re using theatre as their medium to add a
spark to our lives.
