ABOUT US: NORTH STAR
About BROWNSTAR
The Revolutionaries: North Star | South Star
Coconspirators: The Third Dimension
PUSHKAR SHARMA
AKA THE NORTH STAR
AKA LeBROWN JAMES
AKA PARACK SHABAMA
AKA THE LIONESS OF SARNATH
AKA TECUMSEH
THE
NORTH STAR is one-half of the spoken-word duo, BROWNSTAR, and captain
of THE BROWNSTAR REVOLUTION reppin Cambridge, MA. Pushkar has a
broad background in theatre on and offstage, recently producing THE
REVOLUTION's production of UNIFICATION: A DEMONSTRATION FOR PEACE in
New York City, an event that brought together a variety of South-Asian
performers for a joint celebration of the Pakistani and Indian
Independence days.
As a playwright his poetry-infused play, Midnite's Vultures, which
depicts two Indian-American poets' visit to an American-Indian
graveyard (and their resulting exploration of identity, history, and
peyote), was produced by Chicago's Rasaka Theatre company in August and
September 2009. Pushkar's directorial work on the South African
ghost story, Ipi Zombi?, was hailed by St. Louis' River Front Times as
"a stunning release of imagery and color... the kind of event that
makes our preconceptions about theatre seem restrictive and even
irrelevant.... [it] ignores conventions and expands the possibilities
of imagination." As an actor he has trained at Shakespeare's
Globe Theatre in London, and performed in a variety of contemporary and
classical works.
Pushkar feeds his artistic mind with his work in the nonprofit sector, currently working at Bridgespan, a nonprofit strategy organization, and India's largest education NGO, Pratham. He is a proud member the Boston Progress crew.
