🎭 10-Minute Play Contest – Open to All Languages & Cultures! 🎬 Think you’ve got a powerful story to tell in just 10 minutes? Now’s your chance! 💥 PRIZES: 🏆 1st: Award + $100 🥈 2nd: Award + $50 ✍️ Bonus: A special prize for the best original play written just for this contest! 🎉 PLUS: One winning play will be selected to be staged at the 9th Annual Multilingual Theater Festival (Oct 24–26, 2025)! 🔹 Deadline: June 25 🔹 Performance Date: July 26 (selected groups only) 👥 Teams of 1–4 (cast + crew) 🎭 Use at least 3 props from our list 💵 Entry: $15 per person 🌍 Open to all ethnicities, all languages! Get creative, be bold, and tell your story! 👉 Details & Rules: https://manditheatre.com/10-minute-play-contest (fb)

🎭 In just 20 days… Raat returns for its 4th staging – this time at Cincinnati’s Anderson Center! 🎭 🗓️ June 20 & 21, 2025 📍 Anderson Center Theater, Cincinnati 🎟️ Get your tickets before they’re gone: https://tinyurl.com/3urbzckz We’re incredibly grateful to Team PUSHON for the kind invitation and excited to share the stage for an unforgettable evening of powerful storytelling. ✨ This time, experience TWO impactful plays: 🔹 Raat (The Night) by team MANDI THEATER Playwright: Javed Siddiqui Reimagined under the bold direction of Alka Sharma, Raat confronts the chilling reality of sexual violence and power, navigating the blurred lines of consent and truth. Already staged in Chicago, Washington, and Cleveland, this hard-hitting drama has left audiences deeply moved—and now it comes to Cincinnati with new creative layers that amplify its emotional force. ⚠️ Age Guidance: Not suitable for children under 16. 🔹 Balidan by Team PUSHON In the sacred temple of Tripura, an ancient question lingers: Does the Goddess demand blood, or is it human will that speaks in her name? Tagore’s profound tale explores the tension between faith, sacrifice, and manipulation in a haunting clash of divinity and deception. Don’t miss this powerful theatrical double-bill that promises to provoke, inspire, and stay with you long after the curtain falls. #RaatThePlay #Balidan #MandiTheatre #PUSHON #CincinnatiEvents #TheatreWithPurpose #JavedSiddiqui #Tagore #IndianTheatre #AlkaSharma #ThoughtProvokingDrama #AndersonCenterTheater #RaatReturns #June20And21 #BoldTheatre #NotForTheFaintHearted (fb)