DEVOTIONAL THEATRE

Tuesday, March 31st, 2026

Chatsworth, South Africa

I have to say that it is not only rewarding to be of service in the thespian field but I’ve seen, in a positive way, here in South Africa, community theatre has really taken off. I first arrived in South Africa to help with the Festival of Chariots to provide drama in the year 2000. There was one young chap, Gopal, who was a natural. He went on to be an actor in Johannesburg and now an acting teacher in Ireland. 

Another local chap was great in some of our productions with the use of his voice. He has now gone on also in the theatre teaching career in Japan. Another area where we really scored with drama was the inauguration of “Bhakti Theatre”, a group that regularly practices and performs. They’ve now been active for at least a decade. 

Good for them!

Currently I’m directing the play, “Shiva and Sati” with devotees from Durban, Pretoria, Joburg and other places. I am really impressed by the level of dedication these young men and women display. Some are fairly professional. Others are amateurs, but they try. Devotion is the key thing.

Team work comes through, experience, enrichment from the story, discipline, and just a lot of fun. These practices are very absorbing. You forget the time, that you might be hungry, thirsty and you may have had lack of sufficient sleep. I’m getting calls at any time of day, over matters that involve my variegated services from different locations around the world but the bulk of my time is currently an immersive experience with the artists. Hmmm! Krishna is a performer, an artist, a musician.

MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU

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