Steven A, Shapiro is a former Corporate Executive, author and lecturer by profession and playwright by avocation. His nine plays have spanned 13 years and have been performed throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and India. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Psychology from Richmond College of the City University of New York. He is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America and The Playwrights Center.

Charu Narayanan Artistic Director and Producer of Phoenix World Theatre is trained in Kalari, the traditional martial arts of Kerala under VinilDas Gurukal & Vijayan Gurukal for 25 years. She is now a trainer, Performer & Marma Chikitsa expert. Charu has been a qualified Yoga teacher & therapist for the last 26 years and working as a yoga teacher at Delta Study School, Fort Kochi. She started her theatre career as a physical trainer at Lokadharmi Theatre group in Kochi. She also proved her versatility as stage manager, costumer, choreographer and property designer. She also proved her skill as an Actor, later through her career. She was also granted a scholarship by the Indian Cultural Department. Her long standing dream of starting her own theatre group finally become a reality in 2014 with Phoenix World Theatre Drama Association, a registered theatre group under Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy.

DIRECTOR: Dr. Terry Converse holds an M.F.A. in directing from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in theatre arts from the University of California at Los Angeles. Specializing in the teaching of directing at Washington State University (USA), he is the author of Directing For The Stage: A Workshop Guide Of Creative Exercises And Projects (Meriwether 1995); this text is the only exercise-driven training guide on the market, providing a progressive series of practical, challenging and eye-opening exercises. Dr. Converse came to Kochi, India on a Fulbright Grant to work with Lokadharmi Theatre in 2012. During his Fulbright he conducted an extensive, four-month series of mask acting workshops with Lokadharmi Theatre that culminated in two major, masked-based productions. Dr. Converse believes that more than any other approach, mask work helps to jump-start and sustain the stylistic imagination of actors and directors. In 2014, he became the resident director of the newly formed Phoenix World Theatre, headed by Charu Narayanan. The first production he directed at Phoenix World Theatre was Girish Karnad’s Naga Mandala which was selected by the Sangeet Natak Akademie to tour 9 Kerala cities.

My training includes a Drawing Diploma (S.S.L.C) AND a Diploma in Photography (K.G.T.E.). As a senior cameraman, I have worked for Cee Dee Digital, Jeevan TV, Wevindia 123.com, H News, and Ken TV. My freelance experience includes working as an Assistant Director for the film Chakram and Assistant Cameraman and still photographer for Vathsalyam. Advertisement films include Solar Battery Charger, Rajadhani Jewellery, Cee Dee Digital Campus, and Joy Alukkas to name just a few. Stage programs where I functioned as a Cameraman and stage lighting include Rangoli—Surya T.V, Seematti—Celebration of 100 years, and the Miss Jerk Contest (2009 & 2010). I did Album camera and direction work for Onapattukal & Devotional songs with music director Sunny Stephen. I also did album work for Autograph with director Lijo Jose Palleissery. As cinematographer for Coming Clean, I used a lot of gimbal shots, which worked perfectly for the flow and intensity of this fast-paced film.

Since 1984, I have been actively engaged in theatre. In addition to acting in many different plays, I have considerable experience in scene design, properties, and mask-making. My set construction work includes Nandhankadha (1999), Media (2002), Ubroy (2005), Karnabharam (2005), Elephant Man (2013), and Kalinadakam (2017). During the last twelve years, my acting work has included Daivathottam, Coming Clean, Pattabakki, Dropadi, Mariyam, Sabhalamee Yathra, and Agnishikham. I pride myself in being able to creatively adjust to the demands of many different theatre and film projects. My recent set construction work with Coming Clean is a good example of where I had to take an ordinary room and turn in into a fancy executive office, complete with a multiple access desk where David Brown III could seal himself away from everyone, but at a moments notice could enter into the rest of the office from either the left or right side of the desk. Recently under Charu Chinmai, I have been trained as a Kalarippayattu artist.

Hi, I'm Jeeva, My passion is performing, including acting, dancing, and singing, and I'm confident that I'am really good at these. I'm also a content creator and do camera work.