Ek koshish special school

Aunty ka PG

Aunty Ka PG: The Stories Beyond the Walls

This play is a collection of moments, imagined and lived by the children during our theatre workshop. It’s about the little things they notice around them funny, thoughtful, ordinary, and unexpected. There’s no single story. There are many. And all of them come from their world. This play didn’t start with a fixed script. It grew from moments moments full of laughter.

We connected easily right from the start. There was no hesitation, only openness and warmth. Since then, they’ve shown nothing but love for each other, for the space, and for everyone around them. They wanted to share the little things they see happening every day, and I helped arrange those moments in a sequence. Everything else, the ideas, the feelings, the movement came entirely from them. 

Every day in class, they would come up with different things small observations, gestures, surprises that were so beautiful. Even the dialogues are not fixed. They always come up with their own amazing lines. Watching them enjoy the moment was the best part of the process. I’ve kept it that way. No one really knows what they’ll bring to the stage. It’s all happening right there, right now.
This play is their world, shared on their terms. I invite you to watch with an open heart and enjoy the story they want to tell.

Ek Koshish Special School

The Umrao Singh Memorial Educational Society (Ek Koshish Special School), established in 2003 in East Delhi, operates under a registered society dedicated to inclusive education and holistic development. Led by founder secretary like Mridul Singh, the society is known for its commitment to empowering children with special needs through creative platforms. One of their most notable efforts is the Special Kids Theatre Festival, a production-oriented program designed to channel the energy and talent of children with disabilities. In March 2017, they organized “The Heartbeat” theatre festival, offering a month of workshops followed by a full-fledged performance.

As Mridul Singh remarked, “Special children have a lot of energy in them… we fail to provide a platform to them where they can redirect this energy.” In addition, the Society’s special school, Ek Koshish, joined hands with the National School of Drama (NSD) to stage “Apne Sapne”, a play written and performed by special children, at NSD’s Sammukh Auditorium on June 28, 2024.This marked a significant step in placing such children on a prominent stage and underscores the initiative’s production-based approach to theatre—where learning meets performance.

On Stage

Off Stage

1. Costume: Manya Aggarwal

2. Sound: Dhwani Madan

3. Light Design: Dhirendra Kumar

4. Make up: Jitendra Kumar

5. Octapad: Narendra kumar

6. Set: Ramavtar Meena, Brijesh & Team 

7. Volunteer: Seema Rawat, Manoj Chaurasiya

T.I.E Team

1. Attendants: Md. Rashid & Sunil Kumar
2. Administration: Dharmendra Singh Negi & Shailendra Kumar
3. Coordinater T.I.E Co. : Jayanta Rabha
4. Chief T.I.E Co. : Riken Ngomle

Special Thanks

Shri Chittaranjan Tripathi (Director NSD)
Shri Pradeep K. Mohanty (Registrar NSD)

Parents for their unwavering support and encouragement.

About The THEATRE-IN-EDUCATION COMPANY

The Theatre-in-Education Company (Sanskaar Rang Toli) of the National School of Drama was established on 16, October
1989, and is one of the important educational resource centres of country,

PERFORMANCE OF CHILDREN

The TIE Co. consists of a group of actor-teacher working with and performing for children. The major focus of the company is to perform creative, curriculum based and participatory plays in school, designed and prepared specially for children of different age groups.

SUMMER THEATRE WORKSHOP:

A one month long intensive “Summer Theatre Workshop for Children” is organized in May-June every year. The workshop aims at the
social integration of children from various backgrounds to sensitize them towards themselves and their surroundings through theatre activities in a play way method.

SUNDAY CLUB PART-1:

An extension program of the Summer Theatre Workshop, in which children work to devise original performances through a process of improvisation.

SUNDAY CLUB PART-II:

A step further towards developing children’s understanding of theatre as an art.

SUNDAY CLUB PART-III:

A space for understanding basic theatre elements and bringing them into practice.