So I got cast in a play

[Recursion]

Woo hoo!

Competition for stage work in Mumbai is pretty intense, but there's a bit of space for a white guy to play the occasional imperialistic villain or what have you. In a slightly less villainous role, I'm playing this guy



in a play about this guy



Their story is really interesting; I had no idea a Hindu monk addressed the parliament of world religions in Chicago in 1893.

I do get a very cool line:

"You ask the Swami for accreditation? Do you ask the Sun to declare its right to shine in the heavens?"

Now I have to work on my Boston Brahmin accent

[treestar]

1. That's pretty cool

Have rehearsals started?

[Recursion]

2. Not for another couple of weeks

He still has to cast a lot of people. I'm only in Act II (the rest is set in India and is in Bengali) and he's trying to cast the (much harder to find) Americans first.

[treestar]

3. How big is your part?

Of course there are no little parts only little actors!

[Recursion]

4. I narrate the second act, so I guess that's big-ish

It's the story of Swami Vivekananda as told by three people he impacted: his guru, Wright, and a student.

As far as being a little actor, it's not as bad as East Asia, but I do still tower over most of the locals here (we had to special order my wedding Punjabi because not a damn person in West Bengal has shoulders as big as mine...)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. very cool, congrats!

sounds like a lot of fun