Play house opens doors for new talents
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Those who are interested in drama and keen on becoming a theatre artiste will have a great opportunity to groom under Somalatha Subasinghe Play House or Youth Theatre Foundation (LCYTF) which has produced large number of artistes to the theatre and thereafter television and cinema.
The duration of the programme is six months. Within the period, twenty-five in class sessions will be conducted on weekly basis. There will be one to two sessions per week mostly on Saturdays, Sundays or/and other public holidays.
The primary focus of the course is on acting, directing, script writing and dance theatre and the will be able to learn free and structured movements, posture, body flexibility and physical balance, vocal training, pronunciation, voice projection, directing and script writing.
The programme is conducted by Ms. Kaushalya Fernando and Prasanna Mahagamage both of whom are experienced artistes in theatre training and teaching in Sri Lanka with international exposure. In addition, other professional artistes from specialised fields will conduct sessions. The candidates will be selected for the programme in an interview.
The programme is scheduled to commence in early February 2017 and application and details of the programme is available on www.playhousekotte.org or facebook/Playhousekotte.org. More information can be obtained by writing to The Coordinator, Somalatha Subasinghe Play House, 166/1, Parliament Road, Kumbukgahaduwa, Kotte 10100 or by calling on 075 9858001 or 075 9858002.