‘Youth Drama Tour’: a boost for young dramatists
Script and picture Wehelle Piyathilake, Maharagama
special corr.
The National Youth Services Council had made arrangements to stage
three award winning short dramas at the Youth Drama Festival 2008
islandwide in anticipation of developing the ability of appreciation in
Sinhala dramas.
Dinal Asanga Nildiyawara’s Ape Gedara Young, M.H.N.D. Lusena’s Saban
Pena and Sudath Abeysiriwardana’s Aluth Game Ekak were adjudged as the
best three short dramas at the Youth Drama Festival recently held at
BMICH, Colombo.
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A scene from ‘Aluth Game Ekak’ |
Named as ‘Youth Drama Tour’, the investiture ceremony of the event
was recently held at the Elphistan Theatre, Colombo, under the patronage
of the Youth Affairs Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi and in association
with the Secretary to the Ministry S. Wirithamulla, The Minister’s
Private Secretary and the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Councillor Kanchana
Jayaratne and the Chairman and the Director General of the National
Youth Services Council Bhaswara Senaka Gunaratne.
Theme of Ape Gedara Young
All must help others. Then one day they will help you. Without
helping others do not seek help from others. Mind that we are born to
help others. In this play a person meets a helpless man isolated in a
park. Sympathizing him the person invites him to his home.
There are only two characters in the play and the duration is 20
minutes.
The writer and producer of this play won the awards for the best
script and direction.
Saban Pena
This is a translation of a Short Story named ‘Tales of Colombia’ in
1650. It tells us the instability of every thing in the world and was
translated and directed by M.H.N.D. Lusena.
Aluth Game Ekak
Everything in the society is been swallowed up by money and wealth.
Even Mothers’ love and youth love is also being invaded by them. We are
unable to re-organize the society without researching the cause for this
calamity. The play was written and produced by Sudath Abeysiriwardana.
The three young dramatists will stage their dramas in every district
performing their inborn abilities to the Public and inviting the young
budding dramatists contribute towards serving the national drama sector.
For more details call: 0112850986 Ex 312. or : The Assistant Director
(Cultural) The National Youth Services Council 65, High Level Road,
Maharagama. |
