Leadership
Call For Artistic Director!
ICS Theatre NJ is looking for an Artistic Director! If you have a passion for community theatre, have good communication and event management skills, and have any related experience with theatre and/or performing arts, we would love to hear from you. If you want to nominate a candidate, you can email us their name and contact information.
The candidate must be based in NJ. This is a volunteer position.
Please send in an interest email to icstheatrenj.mail@gmail.com
Production Manager
ARCHANA TILVE
Archana, is a finance director by profession and has been part of the Indian Cultural Society (ICS) as a volunteer and member since 1999.
She has always enjoyed theater as a spectator and is thrilled to now bring her organizational skills to ICS Theatre. Besides the arts, she's passionate about reading, hiking, and travel.
PUBLICITY & MARKETING
ADITI AGRAWAL
Aditi is a dedicated homemaker and loving mother of two boys. She has always been inclined towards all forms of art which allows her to connect with people and express herself, be it painting, music, dance or theatre. For the past few years, she has been learning Hindustani classical vocal music and pursuing her passion in theatre. When Aditi isn't immersed in theatre or music, she channels her creativity into the kitchen, crafting new recipes and experimenting with culinary art. She has been connected with ICS Theatre for almost 10 years, and has worked both onstage and offstage.
GRANTS
JYOTI DEVNANI
Jyoti Devnani is an accounting professional. She loves nature, enjoys practicing yoga and gardening in her free time. She takes care of the Grants by working very closely with Middlesex county, New Jersey.
EX OFFICIO
Barkha Kishnani
Barkha Kishnani, a realtor by profession, has a passion for the arts. She is the past-president of the Indian Cultural Society of East Brunswick (ICS) and has been with the organization since 2003. In 2014, Barkha Kishnani, along with the support of the ICS committee and a dedicated team, founded ICS Theatre.
Barkha has experience in all aspects of theatre, including coordinating theatre festivals, managing sound and light, and working as a stage manager and assistant director in several productions. As the founder and main organizer, she has been involved in every aspect of ICS theatre from approaching and recruiting directors, script selection, conducting auditions, and actor training to the nuts and bolts of scheduling, scouting venues, and arranging travel, costumes, props, and musicians. She has worked with several esteemed directors such as Ms. Usha Ganguly, Dr. Mohan Agashe, Dr. Farley Richmond, and Mr. Mahesh Dattani.
Having the acumen to visualize a show from its conception to its final staging, Barkha is adept at converting the director’s vision into reality on stage.