The Cast

Bhaskar (The Director)
Bhaskar is a renowned photographer. An actor for almost two decades he turned director with BLT’s ‘Arsenic And Old Lace’. He launched Curtain Call with the avowed aim of promoting young and new talent and producing quality theatre at affordable costs. Has in the past produced and directed highly acclaimed plays such as ‘Wait Until Dark’, Whose Life Is It Anyway’ and ‘Duet For One’. Extremely committed to raising funds for and creating awareness about disability and social issues, his abiding motto remains ‘Can Do, Will Do’.
   
M S Sathyu (Sets and Lighting)
The grand old man of Indian cinema and theatre, Sathyu needs no introduction. He has produced some of India's most acclaimed films such as 'Garam Hawa', 'Bara' and 'Chitthegu Chinthe' among others. We thank him from the bottom of our hearts.
   
Shahid Siddiqui (Sir Wilfrid Robarts)
Is a veteran of Bangalore’s English Theatre for more than two and a half decades. He works as an engineer with a MNC.
   
Nalini (Romaine Heilger)
Is a consultant with the garment industry. She is an active member of Bangalore’s English theatre both on and off stage.
   
Nishant Gaharwar (Leonard Vole)
An HR professional with Oracle he has been actively involved with English theatre for the last couple of years.
   
Tina Sachdeva (Myers)
Has acted in a few English plays in Bangalore. An advertising professional.
   
Vivek R Kumar (John Mayhew)
A business consultant with Covansys he makes his debut with this play.
   
Sharon White ( Janet Makenzie)
Sharon a home maker has been passionately involved with theatre from her child-hood. has acted in over 10 plays since 2001.
   
Nitin Asthana (The Judge)
An avid theatre enthusiast, both in Hindi and English. He is a senior executive with ITC.
   
Nitin Vijayan (Inspector Hearne)
A software professional, this is his third play with Curtain Call.
   
Geetha Menon (Susan Clegg)
The moving spirit behind this production, she is an extremely dedicated social activist.
   
Niharika Mandhana (Greta/Dr. Wyatt and……)
Just turned 18 Niharika is an undergraduate of law. She makes her debut.
   
Shailesh Vyas (Production Manager)
An invaluable asset for this production. Works as a software professional.
   
Sandhya Rao (Stage Manager)
A consultant with the garment industry she is an avid theatre enthusiast both in English and Kannada.
   
Bharadwaj (Music)
Bharadwaj is an undergraduate of law whose mission is to serve the underprivileged.
   
Helen Cashin (Props)
Helen has been an active volunteer and has made sure that everything is taken care of.
   
Pushpa ( member of the jury)
Pushpa is a Software professional and an AID volunteer. Actively participates in enlisting volunteer support from the corporate sector.
   
Edwin (member of the jury)
Edwin is a developmental writer and also an activist-thinker, he has written many books and commentaries on society and social change these being from a justice and rights based perspective.
   
Praveen (member of the jury)
A multifacated person who is liberally sharing a good amount of his skill and time nurturing various volunteer organisations.
   
Garima Chauhan (member of the jury)
Garima Works as a software engineer in Oracle. she has envinceda keen interest in theatre for a long time now.
   
Divya Kumar (member of the jury)
Divya is an aspiring Author and has a passion for writing. She works in as a software professional.
   
Ravindra Walters (Production)
Ravindra is the Coordinator Human Rights Education at SICHREM. He has nurtured the production and has been very active behind the scenes.
Witness For The Prosecution
-a play in support of
Child rights & child domestic workers.

At the age when most children are reading fairytales and going to school, there are a handful who put their growing bodies through a hard day's work as domestic help. Estimates cite figures of between 60 and I i 5 million working children in India - the highest number in the world (Human Rights Watch 1996, I). A good number of them are employed in homes, because the labour comes cheap.

Ask any one of these children, and you'll know that their dreams are no different from those of a child leading a normal life.

Remember, every little
gesture counts.

In Aid of Child rights and child domestic workers