# Chilsag Chillies Theatre Company

Chilsag Chillies is an Indian theatre company and the production arm of the Chilsag Entertainment Network. The company has operations in US, UK, Canada and India. Founded in 2003 by Sachin Gupta.

## History
### 2003-2010

Founded in 2003 by Sachin Gupta. Late 2004, Chilsag laid the foundation of a new venture operationalising Corporate Theatre across its units. Theatre Pasta, an international theatre magazine was launched in 2005. Chilsag also stages two of its productions in locations across London in three days with its pack of English actors. Mid 2006, witnessed the initiation of Chilsag Children's Theatre Company and Theatre-in-Education projects. Chilsag Theatre Pasta International Awards successfully started its journey in beginning of 2007. The company staged the premier of its plays, 'A Rollercoaster Ride', 'Wake Up Call' and 'Kailashnath Weds Madhumati' at one of the performing arts locations in the capital city, New Delhi. Chilsag took its theatre production 'Celebration of Life', 'Handicapped City' to the international forum through shows Off-Broadway (New York City), Factory Theatre (Canada), locations across Boston, West Virginia and other cities. This year marked the launch of International Repertory for Chilsag with American actors. in 2009, Chilsag started its own Drama Therapy Centre. Late 2010, witnessed a collaboration with Indian Council for Cultural Relations and staged the play ' Wake Up Call'.

### 2011-2019

In 2011, Director Sachin Gupta received the Natya Bhushan, the highest ranking award for his contribution to Hindi theatre. 2015 also witnessed the conceptualisation and production of the biggest musical to be staged the capital city named, 'Chota Bheem The Musical' witnessed by over 18000 in the Siri Fort Auditorium. Recent tie up with London Players, UK for theatre and cinematic ventures. A new production ' Kafan' was also staged in 2017 with collaboration with the Indo -American Friendship Association and supported by the Ministry of Culture (India). The short film 'Pihu' which is based on the theatre production "Don't Miss My Party" was also released. Chilsag's Alumni includes film and television actors Huma Qureshi, Jitin Gulati, Deepak Wadhwa, Vasundhara Das, Gauri Karnik, Anjum Farooki, Nausheen Ali Sardar, Anuj Saxena, Prerna Wanvari, Kashmira Irani, Shraddha Musale, Rubina Dilaik and Neha Pawar.

## Notable Performances

| Year | Title | Location | Director |
| 2005 | Three Days Chilsag Chillies Theatre Festival | New Delhi | Sachin Gupta |
| 2006 | Celebration of Life | Toronto | Sachin Gupta |
| 2006 | Live Telecast | Goa | Sachin Gupta |
| 2009 | Celebration of Life | New York City | Sachin Gupta |
| 2009 | Handicapped City | New York City | Sachin Gupta |
| 2009 | Kailashnath Weds Madhumati | New York City | Sachin Gupta |
| 2009 | Kailashnath Weds Madhumati | West Virginia | Sachin Gupta |
| 2010 | Wakeup Call | Bangalore | Sachin Gupta |
| 2011 | The Play Begins at 8pm. | Mumbai | Sachin Gupta |

## Theatre productions

| Year | Title | Genre |
| 2003 | Celebration of Life | Drama |
| 2004 | Handicapped City | Crime Drama |
| 2005 | Suicide is painless | Drama |
| 2005 | Live telecast | Satirical Drama |
| 2005 | Next Indian Idol | Comedy |
| 2005 | Great men at work | Comedy |
| 2005 | No Cheating Today | Comedy |
| 2005 | Devils Carnival | Musical |
| 2005 | Don't miss my party | Drama |
| 2006 | Kailashnath Weds Madhumati | Musical comedy |
| 2007 | Rollercoaster Ride | Fantasy |
| 2007 | Wake up Call | Drama |
| 2010 | The Play Begins at 8pm | Drama |
| 2015 | Chota Bheem The Musical | Musica |

## Past Seasons

2007-2008
* At the Sriram Centre Auditorium: Wake Up Call, A Roller Coaster Ride,
2006-2007
* At the Sriram Centre Auditorium: Kailashnath Weds Madhumati
2005-2006
* At the LTG Auditorium: Suicide is Painless, Devil's Carnival, No Cheating Today, Live Telecast, Great Mind At Work', Don't Miss My Party, Next Indian Idol
2004-2005
* At the Sirifort Auditorium: Handicapped City
2003-2004
* At the Sriram Centre Auditorium: Celebration Of Life