Press/Media Coverage

ACT THEATER RAMAYANA

• Solo interview at Seattle’s local Fox News TV station –“KCPQ Morning”

• Interviewed and live singing in KJR 95.7 FM morning talk show – “Bob River’s show”

• http://seattletimes.com/text/2019476967.html - “The show opens and ends with a twinkly old

  Indian sage (played by John Farrage) imparting the wisdom of the ancient Sanskrit poem to a

  wide-eyed little boy. And when the child (the delightful young charmer Akhi Vadari) sings verses

  in praise of the hero Rama, in India's Telugu language, his lilting voice is golden.”

• https://www.cityartsmagazine.com/ramayana-act/ – “This achievement shines an

  odd light on the bookends of the production, which feature a wide-eyed and innocent shirtless boy

  (Akhi Vadari) singing a cute rendition of a classical Indian song. He appears to be the only Indian

  actor in this almost-all white production, and he risks becoming an instrument of superficial

  cultural permission. The boy’s presence is a self-conscious reminder that some of these actors

  look more believable in the context than others.”

• http://queenannenews.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=3&ArticleID=33534 – “And

  Akhi Vadari’s sweet child’s voice singing traditional Indian verses at the opening provides

  audiences a lovely entrée into the world of Ramayana.”

• http://blogcritics.org/culture/article/theater-review-seattle-ramayana-at-act/page-2/ - “marvelously

  charming child actor Akhi Vadari who opens and closes the show with traditionally sung verse

  and is about the only one who looks comfortable during the show's dance sequences.”

• And many more.