Sunkrish Bala News

Casting has been announced for weeks four and five of The Blank Theatre's 30th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. Being presented as digital shorts, the final three of 12 winning plays by young playwrights aged 15–19 will be available to stream on Vimeo July 22– August 11.

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, January 30-31, 2020.

Zeitgeist- A provocative evening of six world-premiere short works by acclaimed playwrights that explore the prevailing social and political currents.

Rob Bell, New York Times Best Selling Author, one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2011, Host of the RobCast-named Best of 2015 Podcast by iTunes, has written a surreal story of four mountain climbers obsessed with being the first to reach the top of the mountain only to discover that the peak is actually the lowest part, metaphorically of course. It's a absurd world of lisps, slights, energy bars with adverse side affects and that insatiable need to get a photo of yourself on top of the world. 

Zeitgeist- A provocative evening of six world-premiere short works by acclaimed playwrights that explore the prevailing social and political currents.

In part two of last week’s Season 8 premiere, Beckett’s side of her abrupt disappearance is revealed. After receiving a mysterious tip from her past, Beckett is launched into a fight for her life, with a team of mercenaries hot on her trail.

Viewers of ABC's newest drama, “Mistresses,” will be able to submit questions and receive real-time responses on Twitter from the cast during the east and west coast broadcasts of the one-hour premiere, TODAY, JUNE 3 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET and PT). Use hashtag #AskMistresses to join the conversation.

Viewers of ABC's newest drama, “Mistresses,” will be able to submit questions and receive real-time responses on Twitter from the cast during the east and west coast broadcasts of the one-hour premiere, MONDAY, JUNE 3 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET and PT). Use hashtag #AskMistresses to join the conversation.

On the next episode of ABC's BURDEN OF PROOF titled 'Dark City', when a plane crashes in Philadelphia due to a gunman opening fire while aloft, the entire team of Megan, Kate, Tommy, Adam, Curtis, Ethan, Riley and Stafford must go into disaster mode. Get a sneak peek below!

On BODY OF PROOF's upcoming episode, titled 'Dark City,' when a plane crashes in Philadelphia due to a gunman opening fire while aloft, the entire team of Megan, Kate, Tommy, Adam, Curtis, Ethan, Riley and Stafford must go into disaster mode. Since the crash hits the city's main power grid, Megan must conduct autopsies on the victims during frequent blackouts, but then one of the bodies goes missing. Meanwhile, Tommy and Adam are in a serious car accident while trying to investigate, on TUESDAY, MAY 7 (10:01-11:00 p.m. ET) on ABC.

ABC Family begins production this week in Los Angeles on the multi-camera comedy series pilot "Phys Ed," starring Ryan Sypek ("Wildfire"), Kate Lang Johnson ("Persons Unknown"), Sunkrish Bala ("I Just Want My Pants Back"), Samm Levine ("Freaks and Geeks"), and Chelsea Harris ("Grey's Anatomy").

Deadline.com reports that MTV's I JUST WANT MY PANTS BACK will not return for a second season.

ABC has released a trailer for its upcoming new drama series MISTRESSES starring Alyssa Milano and Brett Tucker. Get a sneak peek at the new series below!

ABC continues to set the industry standard for creative ingenuity, strong viewer retention and ratings success in primetime, delivering the No. 1 comedy ('Modern Family'), No. 1 drama ('Grey's Anatomy') and No. 1 freshman drama ('Once Upon a Time') this season in the key Adult 18-49 demographic.

MTV announced today the premiere of new scripted comedy series 'I Just Want My Pants Back,' with a special one-hour debut on Thursday, February 2 at 11 p.m. ET/PT, following an all-new episode of 'Jersey Shore.' From acclaimed director and executive producer Doug Liman ('Mr. and Mrs. Smith, 'Swingers,' 'Go,' 'Bourne Identity') and based on David J. Rosen's novel of the same name, 'I Just Want My Pants Back' follows the triumphs and misadventures of a group of friends as they navigate post-college life in Brooklyn. The first two episodes will air back-to-back, and the 12 episode half-hour series will air regularly on Thursday nights from 11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT, following MTV's hit series 'Jersey Shore.'

To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11th tragedy, The Indo-American Arts Council will present BARRIERS on September 11th at 7 p.m. at HERE Theatre (145 Sixth Avenue).

Rehana Lew Mirza's play BARRIERS is about a South Asian family's loss from the 9/11 attacks and the backlash they endure, featuring a cast that includes Pooja Kumar (Miss India USA 1995, 'Flavors') and Sunkrish Bala (ABC-TV's 'Notes from the Underbelly') and directed by Colette Robert. BARRIERS is presented by Desipina & Co. in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the September 11th tragedy and in celebration of the companies tenth season, at HERE Arts Center (145 6th Avenue, enter on Dominick, 1 block south of Spring Street) in Manhattan.

To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11th tragedy, and to celebrate their tenth season Desipina & Co. - a fusion arts company focusing in film and theatre, dedicated to promoting cross-pollinations of artistic, political and cultural dialogues - will present BARRIERS, a play by Rehana Lew Mirza (THE GOOD MUSLIM) about a South Asian family's loss from the 9/11 attacks and the backlash they endure, featuring a cast that includes Pooja Kumar (Miss India USA 1995, 'Flavors') and Sunkrish Bala (ABC-TV's 'Notes from the Underbelly'). Previews of BARRIERS will begin Wednesday, September 7 prior to an official opening date of September 9 at HERE (145 6th Avenue, enter on Dominick, 1 block south of Spring Street) in Manhattan.

To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11th tragedy, The Indo-American Arts Council will present BARRIERS on September 11th at 7 p.m. at HERE Theatre (145 Sixth Avenue).

To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11th tragedy, The Indo-American Arts Council will present BARRIERS on September 11th at 7 p.m. at HERE Theatre (145 Sixth Avenue).