All March Events Free for 2008 Members...Become a Member Today!

NetSAP Boston is pleased to announce the return of March Membership Mania! To show our appreciation for the individuals that have signed up for membership in 2008, all of the events during March will be free for members.

During March, we will be hosting several great events, including a special members-only dinner at Bombay Club in Harvard Square on March 13th. In addition, we will be celebrating Holi on March 22^nd and will be hosting a financial workshop focused on taxes on March 27^th.

To learn more about upcoming events, visit: http://www.netsapboston.org/events

For those who have not signed up to be a 2008 NetSAP Boston member, join today to take advantage of our special membership offer during March

2008 promises to be a great year, filled with numerous exciting events, including the "17th Annual NetIP Conference" in Boston. NetSAP Boston membership also gives you:

• Access to member-only events, preference and discounts at all NetIP events
• Discounted access to events of 23 NetSAP Boston Alliance Partners
• Discounts at Museums, Professional coaching organizations and other vendors
• $5 referral bonus for each new member that you refer to NetSAP Boston

and more....

To sign up for membership or learn more about membership benefits, visit: http://www.netsapboston.org/join

Thanks,
Sanjay Tamhane
Membership & Marketing Chair, NetSAP Boston

Acting 101 Workshop: A Sucess !!

NetSAP-Boston partnered with SETU and SAATh to host an Acting 101 Workshop held on March 1, 2008 at the Arlington Center for the Arts. SETU and SAATh have been staging South Asian plays in Boston for over 6 years and a milestone was achieved by having these two groups come together to jointly put forth this workshop for NetSAP-Boston.

The workshop began with SAATh members, Bunty Singh and Irfan Malik, leading warmup exercises, starting with bhangra and leading into acting exercises. The warmups were lighthearted and highly interactive. This was followed up by SETU, lead by Subrata Das, who lead the rest of the workshop with additional warmup, practice exercises, and practice scenes, where each participant would go on stage and rehearse a short scene from one of their previously staged plays.

Everyone who came, including board members, participated in the workshop. It was highly interactive and enjoyable by all the participants. Manoshi Vin, a NetSAP board member, noted, "This was an amazing experience. For someone like me, who has never stepped a foot on stage before, this workshop was like a gateway into a whole new world." Giving this opportunity for beginner actors to learn some basics was the key to the workshop.

With the great success of this workshop, we sincerely hope to hold future acting workshops. For those who could not make it this time, please stay tuned in.

Usha Govindarajulu
NetSAP-Boston Theatrics/Cultural Chair