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Shaili Sathyu

Mumbai-based theatre director, playwright and educator; Artistic Director and co-founder of Gillo Repertory Theatre, specializing in theatre for young audiences.

Oct 4, 2026

21:46
So what is the biggest challenge and biggest reward of doing theater for young audiences?
21:53
Challenges are getting through to the decision makers, that is parents and educators, to see the value in bringing children to the theater as an audience.
22:08
So most of the adults go like, yeah, but what will the children learn? You should do a play with them, do a workshop.
22:14
He said, yeah, all that is very good in its place, but as part of their, you know, then you have to put it on the development scale and everything.
22:23
And he said, this is the aesthetic development, cultural development, where you're watching, jo hindi mein kehte hain naate rasik, toh woh kahan se aayega, woh naatak karne se toh nahi aayega, dekhne se aayega.
22:37
So somewhere, that is something which I still find challenging in terms of communicating with adults as to the importance of children being an audience.
22:48
Too much about wanting to send children to, we don't have to act, we don't have to make our child an actor.

7 MINS LATER

29:27
Sherry, anything you want to add to that?

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