Stageplay: The Journey of an Actor

• The book is a first of its kind, written by one of India's most well-known theatre and film personalities, Sushma Seth. The first part of the book chronicles the actors early life, which she spent studying theatre at the Carnegie Mellon University and how she made a place for herself in a world where actors from India were rare.
• She then returned to India and became a well-respected name in theatre and film circles and was part of several memorable films, including Junoon and Kalyug. The second part of the book is a ready reckoner for all theatre enthusiasts, as Sushma Seth puts together the finer details of a stage production.
• Stageplay will be invaluable to lovers of both theatre and films.Throughout, Sushmas passion for theatre never took a backseat, having performed on stage, roles hat most actors only dream of : Shen Te in Bertolt Brechts The Good Woman of Setzuan; Kate in Shakespeares The Taming of the Shrew; Gurdafrid in Agha Hashr kashmiris Rustam Sohrab; Rano 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 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 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 the general reader alike

About The Author

Sushma Seth has had a long and exciting career in both films and theatre. In a career spanning nearly fifty years, she has acted in over eighty films and ninety plays for both stage and television. She has been honoured and felicitated with numerous awards including the award for All around Excellence from Briarcliff