The most prestigious Marathi One act play competition hosted by Astitva and Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Natyaparishad for the late Shri M.B.Yande trophy, concluded recently. ‘Vibhavantar‘ presented by Mumbai Group Indradhanu was adjudged the best One Act play in the competition. The second prize went to Samarth Academy Pune’s ‘Second Hand‘, while the third prize was won by Mumbai’s ‘Maysabha‘.

The subject of this year’s competition, suggested by well known writer Meghana Pethe was, ‘Jab Jago Tab Savera’. The competition received good response from many collegians, besides passionate artistes both from experimental and commercial drama groups. The final round comprised of five shortlisted plays, which were staged at Yashvant Natyamandir, Mumbai. Judges for the final round were Sunil Shanbag, Ila Bhate & Jayesh Patil.

‘Maysabha‘, which received the special Jury award, bagged maximum awards in technical category. The results of the Final round in different categories were as follows:

Best Play : Vibavantar ( Mumbai)

Second prize: Secondhand ( Pune)

Sp. Jury Award : Mayasabha ( Mumbai)

Best Director : Sunil Harishchandra ( Vibhavantar, Mumbai )

Best Writer : Sunil Harishchandra ( Vibhavantar, Mumbai )

Best performance : First Prize Divided among eight artistes of ‘Vibhavantar‘ – Snehal Borkar, Atish More, Sanchita Gupte, Siddharth Aakhade, Gaurav Kalushte, Sanket Jadhav, Romareo Kardoza & Shivali Parab.

Second Prize ( Acting) : Devyani More ( Secondhand)

Third Prize ( Acting) : Bhushan Desai ( Mayasabha)

Best Production design : Swapnil Takle

Best Music: Ninad Mhashilkar