( Employee Development Workshop )
Theatre is omnipresent. Life is all about slipping into different roles and facing
various situations tactfully. There is an actor hidden in each of us that is able
to do so with ease. The need, therefore, is to discover this actor within.
Theatre is seen as an extremely effective medium to inspire creative and innovative
thinking in individuals / professionals. Theatre enables them to break free from
the conventionality and monotony in work patterns. Further, role-play in theatre
ensures greater sense of empathy and sensitivity towards other point of views. Thereby
helping in getting across the barriers of conflicting egos, personalities, attitudes
and mindsets. Theatre, it may thus be concluded, inspires, develops and sustains
creativity and out-of-the-box thinking in individuals. Hence, empowering them with
a deeper understanding of the human psyche that helps them approach and deal with
life situations with a new-found confidence. The excitement and fun that theatre
entails is an excellent refresher for their frayed nerves in addition to the creative
satisfaction it provides.
The purpose of this workshop is to unlock the actor within. Acting besides writing
fiction is perhaps the only other art where one needs to transcend the concept of
self and discover the other - egos, perceptions, view points, personalities, motivations,
idiosyncrasies, mannerisms, etc. The art becomes a medium where we are able to suppress
the self, shift focus from it, and concentrate on what we are not. Thus enhancing
our understanding of the human psyche and in the process making us more empathetic
and sensitive towards others around us. The idea is to discover the actor within
or multiple selves. Many may term this as role-playing but it is indeed, going beyond
simple role-playing. We are not simply slipping into a role; we become the other
human that we are not.