First Drop Theatre’s Care-Tharsis provides caregivers with a platform for their stories
First Drop Theatre’s 'Care-Tharsis' program uses playback theatre to provide a platform for caregivers to share their personal stories and experiences. The initiative aims to foster empathy and community support for those involved in healthcare and caregiving roles.
Why it matters
Applied theatre programs offer unique psychological and social support mechanisms for caregivers, who often face high levels of burnout.
“The idea of wanting to use theatre to work in the area of healthcare started off our flagship program, Care-Tharsis,” says Bejoy Balagopal, co-founder of First Drop Theatre, a theatre company based in Bengaluru. First Drop has been performing playback (unscripted performances often improvising on the stories shared by the audience) theatre across the country for over 10 years now.
With performances at the intersection of healthcare and theatre, Care-Tharis. . . Through the Eyes of Caregivers too, which marks their tenth anniversary, will take place on September 19, in Bengaluru.
Begun by Bejoy and Dr. Radhika Jain in 2015, First Drop Theatre has always looked towards including healthcare and education to their programs using applied theatre. “We bring awareness on hospice treatment, disability, mental health and other issues, with our performances,” says Bejoy.
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