About CNG
WHO WE ARE
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CNG is an association of like minded people in the Chicagoland area who are passionate about theater.
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CNG is not a community organization. Rather, it is an amateur theater club where the collective interest of theater loving individuals is paramount.
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Registered as a not-for-profit organization.
OUR PURPOSE
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Promote the love of theater.
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Enable theater enthusiasts to practice, improve and perform anything and everything related to staging a play.
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Organize workshops / learning sessions to enhance skills.
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Create at least one quality production per year.
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Perform each production in multiple cities.
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Host an annual theater festival with other similar theater groups from across North America.
DIRECTORS
Amartya Roy Chowdhury
Abhijit Choudhury
Jaya Maitra
Pradeepta Bhattacharya
Pratik Chakraborty
Sarmistha Banerjee
Sushmit Basu
TEAM CNG
Abhijit & Shatabdi Choudhury
Abhishek & Manjima Roy
Alok & Priyanka Bhattacharya
Amartya & Reshmi Roy Chowdhury
Amrita Saha Karmakar & Samir Saha
Anindya & Payel Banerjee
Arijit & Aparajita Ghosh
Arpita Mondal & Partha Pratik Ray
Bikash & Rina Dhali
Biswarup Bhattacharjee & Dibyava Ghosh
Debapriyo Bagchi & Pamela Pal
Debasis & Chandrima Gooptu
Debjani & Shobhon Mukherjee
Deep & Manisha Bandyopadhyay
Devang & Ankita Joshi
Dwaipayan & Puja Mukherjee
Jaya Maitra
Jayanta (Jr) & Mahasweta Mukherjee
Jayanta (Sr) & Tumpa Mukherjee
Lina & Arijit Chakraborty
Madhuban Mukherjee & Adi
Payel & Bhaskar Maitra
Pinaki & Poulomi Guha
Pradeepta & Sabari Bhattacharya
Pratik & Mahua Chakraborty
Sarmistha Banerjee & Saunak Basu
Satarupa & Bisan Nandi
Satya Ghoshal
Saugata & Sudipta Mandal
Shouvik & Samarpita Saha
Soumyadeep & Rimjhim Bhattacharya
Souvik & Tanusree Kar
Sriparna Paul Chowdhury & Sumit Patra
Subhankar & Indrila Dasgupta
Sudipto & Sulogna Chakrabarty
Suparna & Anirban Dutta
Sushmit & Payel Basu
Tisha & Saroop Dey
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Membership fee is $50 per family per year. Membership for year 2025 is still OPEN.
CNG Members enjoy several benefits.
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By-one-get-one-free tickets on any CNG event. Maximum up to 3 tickets free tickets.
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Free workshops - 7 or 8 per year.
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First preference in being considered for roles in CNG productions. Roles are not limited to just acting, but may be in the areas of direction, stage management, sets, lighting, audio, project management, etc.
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Potential leadership responsibility in different operational and creative areas within CNG.
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For couples, one membership includes the entire family.