Registration Information

For Registration and More Information Contact
Mitu Raphael  - 240-643-0032
Guneet Kaur   - 202-341-5386
Deepti Rattan - 610-220-0243
Anshita Kumar - 757-927-2307
Adarsh Gupta  - 240-463-2515
Or Email at
TallTales@gmail.com

Booking Enquiry

Please call Adarsh at 240-463-2515 for any remaining seats.

Natya Bharati, a community Organization

Established in 1984 with the mission of bringing quality Indian theatre to the Washington community, Natya Bharati is the oldest such group in North America. It brings the vast richness and diversity of Indian theater to theater-lovers of the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, including the second generation Indians and the community at large.

Join Natya Bharati

Natya Bharati is sustained solely by community support, through membership fees and donations. All members of its Executive Committee, Advisory Committee and the Board of Trustees are volunteers. Natya Bharati is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and all membership contributions are tax-deductible.

Natya Bharati as an Organization

Mesmerizing Evening with Celebrated Artists

On September 19, 2014, Natya Bharati hosted the tremendously talented artist powerhouses - Vinay Pathak and Rajat Kapoor to present a sold out show of Nothing like Lear at the Rockville Civic Center. While Vinay Pathak set the stage ablaze with his stellar performance, Rajat Kapoor won countless accolades for weaving themes from Shakespeare's KING LEAR into modern context and character. The play truly enthralled audiences and set a new benchmark for local actors and producers to aspire.

30th Anniversary Play Festival

Natya Bhararti celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a very successful Play Festivalwhere 6 plays were staged over two day period on April 4th and 5th of 2015

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Natya Bharati Introduces “Children’s Theater Workshop”

Tall Tales Street Theater dreams of an age where creativity is the root that will bring clarity and resonance to the voice of the youth. We wish to see young people grow into beautiful, healthy, compassionate human beings, all because when they learned to speak through drama, people listened. Please write to natyabharati@gmail.com to inquire about the theater workshop for children.

Kasturba versus Gandhi

Kasturba versus Gandhi - This play explored Kasturba as the woman – not simply a housewife in the shadows of her husband, but rather her complex personality with multiple layers and shades. In this play, audiences will see an unseen history unravel, depicting various aspects of Kasturba’s life – from a wife coming to terms with the practices and ideologies of her husband, to the mother struggling to balance the volatile relationship between her husband, her son, and the nation - India.

July 9, 2017 - Honour: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan

By Dipti Mehta, a fun, poignant and deeply moving coming of age story of a girl in a brothel. An organization dedicated to the end of the sex trade, Honour delves into a child's life pushed to the brink. Will she escape her fate? Visit India's red light district and meet the eunuch, priest, pimp, mother and daughter who call it home. A fun and poignant look at the exotic, dangerous life of Mumbai's real-life brothels and why they exist.

July 9, 2017 - Dirty Paki Lingerie

By Aizzah Fatima, a solo that shows different characters. All of whom are confronting the intersection of tradition and modernity as Muslim women. Aizzah embodies the complex interplay between heritage and contemporary society. With humor and grace, she offers portraits of women whose voices need to be heard.