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{{ infobox theatre group
| name = ART-RIGHT-IS Theatre Group
| image = ART-RIGHT-IS Theatre Group Logo.jpg
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| ArtisticDirector = [[Sharmin Ali]]
| formed = 2013
| Location = [[Bangalore]], [[India]]
| disbanded =
| members =
| notable =
| homepage = [https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Artrightis-Company/1497201567168580 Artrightis' Facebook Page]
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[[File:Short & Sweet theatre festival, Bangalore.jpg|thumb|[[Sharmin Ali]]]]
The '''Artrightis Theatre Group''' (ART-RIGHT-IS) was established in [[Bangalore]], in 2013. Author and theatre artist [[Sharmin Ali]], brought together a group of amateur and professional theatre enthusiasts and started Artrightis. They have staged numerous plays around Bangalore. Sharmin Ali started her theatrical career with her first performance on stage at the [[Alliance française]], Bangalore. Soon after, she started her own production house ART-RIGHT-IS.<ref name=":17">[https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Artrightis-Company/1497201567168580 Artrightis Facebook Page] Facebook Page of ART-RIGHT-IS</ref><ref name=":30">[http://in.bookmyshow.com/plays/erebus/ET00022313 The New Indian Express article about Sharmin Ali] And now the men talk back, article in The New Indian Express</ref>
The most famous shows by ART-RIGHT-IS include ''Chutzpah'' and ''EREBUS- darkness personified'', which were showcased in Bangalore and received critical acclaim.<ref name=":01">[http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/lounge/Seven-women-tell-audacious-tales/articleshow/46947354.cms Seven women tell audacious tales] Chutzpah on [[Bangalore Mirror]]</ref><ref name=":19">[http://in.bookmyshow.com/plays/erebus/ET00022313 Erebus] Erebus on bookmyshow.com</ref>

== Selected Productions ==
* '''''Potli Baba Ki Paltan''''' was staged On 1 May 2014 at Rangoli Arts Center, MG Road.<ref name=":20">[http://mytheatrecafe.com/art-right-is-presents-potli-baba-ki-paltan My Theater Cafe] My Theater Cafe Post about Artrightis and Potli Baba Ki Paltan</ref><br /> It was a production performed by a group of amateurs, experts and theatre enthusiasts. For the first time, there was a combination of gurus and shishyas on stage, being directed by a group of both first-time and expert directors. The show encompassed short sketches from various genres like comedy, drama, tragedy, etc.<ref name=":21">[http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/lounge/An-eccentric-Potli-on-stage/articleshow/34385899.cms An eccentric 'Potli' on stage] [[Bangalore Mirror]] article on Potli Baba Ki Paltan</ref>
* '''''EREBUS- Darkness Personified''''' was staged on 14 June 2014, at the Rangoli Metro Arts Centre, MG Road.<ref name=":22">[http://in.bookmyshow.com/plays/erebus/ET00022313 Erebus] Erebus by Artrightis on Book My Show</ref> It was based on the Greek mythology portraying several shades of the Greek God Erebus who personifies darkness.<ref name=":08">[http://www.bangaloremirror.com/Bangalore/Others/Seven-shades-of-dark/articleshow/44951881.cms Seven shades of dark] Erebus by Artrightis on [[Bangalore Mirror]]</ref> Art-Right-Is Company's production of Erebus had seven monologues for ten minutes each and tried to convey the modern-day implications of the darkness the Greek deity personified. The show describes itself as "An orgasm that lasts for 70 minutes: Self-Hedonism and Paranoia!”.<ref name=":23">[http://mytheatrecafe.com/art-right-is-brings-erebus-in-bangalore Erebus on My Theater Cafe] My Theater Cafe Post on Erebus</ref><ref name=":24">[http://www.vijaykarnatakaepaper.com/Details.aspx?id=14331&boxid=24958444 Erebus Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205050053/http://www.vijaykarnatakaepaper.com/Details.aspx?id=14331&boxid=24958444 |date=5 December 2014 }} Review of the play Erebus by [[Vijaya Karnataka]]</ref>
* '''''The Penis Monologues''''' originally written by Jason Cassidy, was adapted and produced for the Indian audience by ART-RIGHT-IS and first staged on 28 August 2014 in Bangalore.<ref name=":32">[http://in.bookmyshow.com/plays/penis-monologues/ET00023298 The Penis Monologues staged in Bangalore] ''The Penis Monologues'' on Bookmyshow.com</ref><ref name=":33">[http://www.vijaykarnatakaepaper.com/Details.aspx?id=16035&boxid=33251437 The Penis Monologues Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205050502/http://www.vijaykarnatakaepaper.com/Details.aspx?id=16035&boxid=33251437 |date=5 December 2014 }} ''The Penis Monologues'' reviewed by [[Vijaya Karnataka]]</ref> Jason Cassidy granted Sharmin Ali the privilege to adapt his play to suit the Indian audience. While the initial plan was that Ali would direct the play, as the rehearsals began, three directors joined in, each directing the monologues. The lack of any props, apart from a single chair and central spotlight, is compensated by an intense script. While it is comic, the play sends across a message loud and clear - women need to understand and respect a man's emotional needs.<ref name=":10">[http://www.bangaloremirror.com/entertainment/lounge/Words-of-wisdom-from-down-there/articleshow/40129445.cms Words of wisdom from down there] The Penis Monologues on [[Bangalore Mirror]]</ref>
* '''''Aurora''''' was staged on 22 November 2014, at [[Alliance Francaise]] de Bangalore. Aurora was a collection short plays.
* '''''Chutzpah''''' premiered on 17 April 2015, at [[Chowdiah Memorial Hall]], Bangalore. The play is titled ‘Chutzpah’ (Hebrewish word). ‘Chutzpah’ refers to audacity, indignance and the power to do something unconventional. The characters are based on women who have broken free from their inhibitions and defied the stereotype. The play celebrates the latent power of all women in a 90-minute musical satire written by [[Sharmin Ali]] herself, in a time when gender issues are being addressed more frequently in India.<ref name=":09">[http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Narratives-of-Power-and-Selfhood/2015/04/15/article2764259.ece Narratives of Power and Selfhood] [[The New Indian Express]] on Chutzpah</ref> A group of activists took offence to the play's title, ‘[[Chutzpah]]’, a Hebrew word meaning audacity. They mispronounced and misunderstood the title as a vulgar word in Hindi.<ref name=":11">[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150418/nation-current-affairs/article/some-chutzpah-sharmin-ali-takes-right-wingers Some Chutzpah! Sharmin Ali takes on the right wingers] [[Deccan Chronicle]] on Chutzpah's controversial title</ref>

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