Birdbath

ABOUT THE PLAY Set in a quiet night café in Manhattan, Birdbath follows two strangers whose lives intersect at their workplace. Birdbath explores what happens when two people meet at a moment when honesty becomes unavoidable for Velma and vulnerability begins to reshape how Frankie sees himself. As their late-night shift brings them together, casual conversation slowly evolves into something deeper. What begins as ordinary workplace banter gradually changes into bringing back the memories, fear and difficult truth.

DIRECTOR DIVYA YADAV is a versatile theatre and film artist. She made her directorial debut with People, Places & Things by Duncan Macmillan in Delhi in November 2024. She has since been part of multiple short films and stage productions as director/actor. She is also a trained theatre and film artist, with three years of training in the techniques of Stanislavski, Chekhov, Meisner, and Uta Hagen.

CAST MANASVI SHARMA (Velma) is an actor based in Mumbai and New York, originally from Himachal Pradesh, India. She trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting (NYC) and has continued her training in Meisner technique at studios including The Acting Studio and T. Schreiber Studio in New York. Her work spans both stage and screen, with performances in films, plays, and commercials. Her films have been selected for various film festivals, and she has appeared in theatre productions across New York City, Los Angeles and Mumbai.

ADIRAJ SINGH BHATT (Frankie) is an actor, writer and filmmaker who has trained extensively in Method Acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, New York. His work spans in theatre, improv and films. Alongside acting, he has worked as an Assistant Director on feature films and directed independent projects.