STAGE LAB: Acting Module for Working Professionals

STAGE LAB- A One-Day Acting Module for Working Professionals.

Turn Your Acting Dream Into Reality, Without Quitting Your Job.

Do you spend your weekdays managing meetings, deadlines and responsibilities, but still feel the desire to perform?

STAGE LAB is a practical, beginner-friendly acting workshop created especially for working professionals who want to explore acting without disturbing their careers or financial stability.

In these three hours, you will not just sit and listen, you will participate, perform, get directed and receive personal feedback.

What You Will Learn:

Voice projection and clear diction

Body language and stage presence

Listening and reacting naturally in a scene

Understanding character, situation and movement

Performing a scene under professional direction

What You Will Experience:

Practical acting exercises

Scene performance

Personal direction and feedback

Clarity about your strengths and areas for improvement

Guidance on balancing acting with a full-time career

Bonus Toolkit:

30-Day Acting Roadmap: A practical plan to continue practising after the workshop

Audition and Industry Guidance: How to prepare for auditions and avoid common beginner mistakes

Acting and Theatre Reading List: Recommended books and plays for aspiring actors

Who Should Attend:

Working professionals who have always wanted to act

Beginners looking for the right starting point

People seeking a creative outlet beyond their regular jobs

Anyone curious about theatre, performance and live acting

Note- No previous acting experience is required. Just come with the willingness to perform.

REMEMBER:

You do not need a theatre background.

You do not need an acting degree.

You do not need to prepare a monologue before coming.

Come as you are.

ABOUT THE TRAINER: DEBANSHU SHEKHAR

Theatre Director - Playwright - Acting Coach - Actor

Debanshu Shekhar is a theatre director, playwright, acting coach and actor with years of experience in theatre training and production. He is the Founder and Director of Naatakwaale Theatre Company and has worked extensively with actors from different backgrounds. He trained at Bharatendu Natya Akademi (BNA), Lucknow, and has been actively involved in theatre for many years as a director, writer, performer and trainer. His approach to acting training is strongly practical and performance-oriented. Instead of asking actors to simply follow instructions, his training focuses on helping them understand why a performance works, why it does not, and what they can practically change.

ABOUT NAATAKWAALE THEATRE COMPANY:

Rated 4.9 stars on Google by 325+ reviewers, Naatakwaale Theatre Company is a Mumbai-based theatre company, founded in 2013 by Debanshu Shekhar, working across theatre productions, acting training, workshops and performance-based projects. Over the years, the company has built an extensive body of work:

1300+ Theatre Shows, 60+ Plays, 400+ Theatre and Acting Workshops, 1200+ Actors Trained, 120+ Performance Venues.

Naatakwaale believes that acting cannot be learnt only through theory. An actor needs to train, rehearse, perform, receive feedback, make mistakes, try again and eventually face an audience. That philosophy is at the heart of STAGE LAB.

Note- Please arrive 15 minutes before the workshop for registration.