All the world's a stage

Ashwin Sharma, a theatre director answers our rapid fire round.

Update: 2016-10-07 18:39 GMT
Ashwin Sharma

1) What would you do if not for theatre?  
I would be stuck in an IT job trying to get an MBA.

2) What are the most challenging aspects of being a theatre person?
Finding people who give equal importance to theatre and who also do not consider it a means of passing time or a mere hobby.

3) A movie you wish you had never watched?
There are a lot on the list but definitely Expose by Himesh Reshamiya.

4) What is the craziest thing you did when bored?
There is nothing on the list. However I do “Nothing” when I am bored.

5) The weirdest thing someone has asked you?
Are you gay?

6) What gives you the creeps?
Insects

7) Have you ever had an imaginary friend?
Yes, he was fat and could talk back to people.

8) If your house was on fire, what would you grab on to before you ran for the exit?
My dog and my pants.

9) One thing you would do if you were invisible for a day?
Visit the ladies washroom and rob a bank.

10) How would you explain theatre to someone who fails to understand it as an occupation?
People act all the time, it’s just that what theatre persons do is on a stage and more prominent. We all act to get out of situations.

— As told to Our Correspondent

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