Mysuru: This year’s B.V. Karanth College Rangothsava will be from held from Sept.24 to Oct.5 at Bhoomigeeta in Rangayana premises, said senior theatre director and former Rangayana Director Chidambara Rao Jambe here yesterday.

Addressing press persons at Rangayana, he said that the theatre repertory had been organising the festival for the past 10 years and this year’s was the 11th edition of the festival.

Stating that was fitting tribute to Rangayana Founding Director B.V. Karanth, Jambe added that the institution should continue its work to bring in more and more youngsters to the theatre.

Senior Theatre Director from Patna, Sanjay Upadhyaya, lauded Rangayana for its continuous work to introduce theatre activities among  student community.

This year’s College Rangothsava will be inaugurated by Sanjya Upadhyaya. Karantaka Sangha, Mandya, President Jayaprakash Gowda and Shanthi Arts, Science and Commerce College Principal Dr. C. Nagaraj will be the chief guests.

Former Rangayana Director Chidambara Rao Jambe will preside. Rangayana Joint Director V.N. Mallikarjunaswamy and College Rangothsava Convenor Hulugappa Kattimani will be present.

The 11th edition of the festival will not only feature colleges from Mysuru but also from neighbouring Kodagu, Mandya, Malavalli, K.R. Pet, T. Narasipur and Hunsur.

While tickets are priced at Rs.30 for plays to be staged between Sept.24 and 28, entry will be free for plays to be staged between Sept.30 and Oct.5 marking Dasara celebrations.

Plays to be staged at Bhoomigeeta from 6.30 pm every day during B.V. Karanth College Rangothsava are as follows:

September 24

Play: Anischita e-baduku

College: Shanthi Arts, Science & Commerce College, Malavalli

Playwright: P. Lankesh

Directors: C. Ajjaiah and H.M. Girish

September 25

Play: Bombat Beechi

College: BHS Higher Education Society, T. Narasipur

Playwright: Belur Ramamurthy

Directors: Vinod and Ravi Kyathanahalli

September 26

Play: Raja Lear

College: Government First Grade College, K.R. Pet

Playwright: Vydehi

Directors: Arun Kumar and Pradeep Hassan

September 27

Play: Purana Prahasana

College: Ursu First Grade College, Hunsur

Playwright: B.T. Munirajaiah

Directors: Mahantesh and Subhash

September 28

Play: Raavi Nadiya Dandeyalli

College: District Institute of Education and Training (DIET),  Kodagu

Translation: Dr. Thippeswamy

Directors: Shreyas and Veerabhadrappa Annigeri

September 30

Play: Hyder

College: Government First Grade College, Mandya

Playwright: Lingadevaru Halemane

Directors: V. Ranganath and Milan K. Gowda

October 2

Play: Kanchu Gannadi

College: SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Mysuru

Playwright: Usha Narasimhan

Directors: Vikram and P. Chandini

October 4

Play: Yuddha Mugivudaadare?

(based on stories by Vaikom Basheer and Sara Abubakar)

College: Sri Nataraja Residential First Grade College for Women, Sri Hosamutt, Mysuru

Theatre Adaptation and Directors: Sharath and Shilpa

October 5

Play: Bakavaliya Hoo

College: St. Philomena’s College, Mysuru

Playwright: Sudheer Athavara

Director: Riyaz and Shariff