Rayakote

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For public performances Contact Us	About The Play Raayakote, 1858 The East India Company was spreading its tentacles in southern India weakening and winning over the small territories and kingdoms. British had employed many Indians into their army and they were called Sipoy or Siphahi’s. The Rayakotta fort was their priced possession and was still mapping and documenting the area after their victory. The story happens in 1855 when a British officer Sir Ronald McCoy was posted to survey and map the whole territory. There is a young and talented Indian Subeidar Rajavardhana, from his regiment with whom Mary falls in love. They marry in Indian tradition and it is not accepted by Ronald & plots to get him killed, since he doesn’t want to get hit hands dirty & make Mary upset of his actions. He sends him with 4 other Sipoy’s inside the fort and as per his plot no one returns. The haunted fort from then on killed every one who ventures inside & the midnight screams of “where is my family” continued. Two new sentries get posted at the fort & they consider Rajavardhana as their fallen leader. They interrogate the murder & figure out that Mary is now in Raya Vellore living in memory of his love. The way they figure out the murder is the crux of the play. The original picture & transcript about this story (Source: RBSI) - CLICK HERE Think with every blink!!!! Rayakote,1858 is hitting your senses soon…..
	Cast & Crew
	About The Director: P D Sathish Chandra This is Sathish's ninth production under the Fourth Corner banner. He has been working with different theatre groups from India at different times. After his hibernation or disappearance for three years, the Ranga Shankara festival in 2004 put him back in line with active theatre. He currently runs Kala Soudha as its Director and aims to run the place to encourage new talent and to bring out performances that are fresh and unique. He is now acting as Paddu in Panduranga Vittala, a Kannada sitcom, on Zee Kannada. He is still known for his theatre columns in newspapers and with special reference to the Sunday reviews in the Times of India. For his personal profile CLICK HERE
	About The Author: Dilawar Ramdurg Dilawar is known for his stint as Editor at TPML (publishers of Prajavani, Deccan Herald, Mayura and Sudha). His subectes during graduation were Physics and Electronics. But interest led him to do PG in Mass Communication & Journalism. With hundreds of by-lines in different mediums on various subjects ranging from Design to Performing Arts. Currently he is in last stages of publishing his bilingual book "Sumitra Gandhi: A Gem Of Mahatma Family In Karnataka". He too is a history buff like PD and has embraced the script with all the vigor needed for a mega project like Rayakote.



Cast
Cast	You could act as Sources This character needs command over every aspect which is looked in at as the actor. He should portray 5 different roles in the same play. If keen mail us your picture & tell us why should we cast you at prakasamtrust@gmail.com	You could act as Thimmiah Thimmiah is the pro nationalist British Sipoy, his loyalty towards the rising trend of a free India makes him what people would identify with & recognize as a freedom fighter. If keen mail us your picture & tell us why should we cast you at prakasamtrust@gmail.com	You could act as Seshappa Seshappa is the pro British Sipoy, who behaves maturely about running a country rather than getting free and infighting till we all perish & remain under anarchical rule. He is elder & more experienced but has a soft corner towards Rajavardhana like Thimmiah. If keen mail us your picture & tell us why should we cast you at prakasamtrust@gmail.com
Crew
	Chandan - Script/Sound Speaks more than does but what to do PD has to live with it.	Santosh - Production He is a talented software engineer who can do what is expected out of him with engineering precession. He is the official promoter of the script.

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