Back to stage after a long break

It has been almost one and a half years since I joined this college, yet I often found myself detached from many of the activities taking place here. When I look back at my UG days now, I realize that I did not participate in any programs. I still do not know the exact reason for this. However, at times, I began to feel a desire to be part of some programs or activities.

It was during such a moment that one of my classmates asked me to join a play. I thought she was joking, so I casually said I would join. Only later did I realize that she was actually planning to stage a Malayalam play. I then tried to avoid it because I had participated in a play only once before when I was in the fifth standard. I have always admired people involved in theatre, yet something within me held me back from becoming part of it.

But this time, I prepared myself to participate. It was my friend’s encouragement that gave me the confidence to take part. Now we are actively practicing a Malayalam play, which is an adaptation of the famous Malayalam work Parayipetta Panthirukulam. All of us are excited to present this play. We have even included participants who do not know Malayalam well but still wished to be part of the performance.

I feel that this play will provide us with an opportunity to try something new before we leave this place. The practice sessions, with self-corrections and peer feedback, are motivating each one of us to perform more accurately. We are all eagerly waiting for the day of its presentation.