<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Asta Trivedi]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASTA TRIVEDI]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 23:42:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.astatrivedi.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[to be young]]></title><description><![CDATA[from April 2022 to be young is to believe, to loath, to scold, to say "i don't know", wondering what it means to achieve. to be old is to...]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/post/to-be-young</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62023ed02511ae25cbadf537</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 07:01:29 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Asta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-min play, draft 9]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Set in an old dilapidated building where KID and TIO sit against a wall covered by a frayed government poster, like a PSA, that offers...]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/post/10-min-play-draft-9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64548f415c20feaf1bb7eeb2</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 05:08:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Asta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-min play, draft 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[AGING MAN She didn’t get to play it again. She told me all those years ago, some thirty five years ago, she said, “Sammy I’ll play again,...]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/post/10-min-play-draft-5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64548f0a1aa92023f0cf2cc6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 05:07:30 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Asta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-min play, draft 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Set in an old dilapidated building where A KID and AN AGING MAN sit against a wall covered by a frayed government poster, like a PSA,...]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/post/10-min-play-draft-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64548eb57f1d3759cc7f91c3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 05:06:27 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Asta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-min play, draft 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[KID I promise, I wouldn’t say this without really thinking about it, but I’m really sure that I hate her. OLD MAN This ain’t who she was...]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/post/10-min-play-draft-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64548e57aafbad97d6a84edc</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 05:05:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Asta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lorenzo de' Medici and the Italian renaissance ]]></title><description><![CDATA[from my IB history IA by Asta To what extent was Lorenzo de’ Medici responsible for bringing cultural and economic stability to Florence...]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/post/lorenzo-de-medici-and-the-italian-renaissance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62d655bd5f7a76840193034a</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 07:03:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aac61e_67c3f76854944eceab8c37702bae941d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_338,h_159,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Asta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[when breath becomes air]]></title><description><![CDATA[from my IB English A: Language and Literature, HL essay by Asta TO WHAT EXTENT DOES PAUL KALANITHI ESTABLISH THE LIMITATIONS CREATED BY...]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/post/when-breath-becomes-air</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62d6512de023cc6e389db327</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 06:43:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aac61e_8da19870f0d1449ea068dfc1abe278f7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_610,h_224,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Asta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA['A Director Prepares' : #2 Violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Asta ~Reflecting back on essay 2: Violence, by Anne Bogart In theatre, if violence is the act of destroying all other options, of...]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/post/a-director-prepares-2-violence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61cf11ae57a70a001692f00f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 14:52:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aac61e_e5a4f772b0534087a53ebaf1d22f1be6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_933,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Asta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA['A Director Prepares' : #1 Memory]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Asta ~Reflecting back on essay 1: Memory, by Anne Bogart Here, Bogart first describes the drawing of physical and mental strength from...]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/post/anne-bogart-s-a-director-prepares-memory</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61bf4a6fde7e60001668f149</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:05:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aac61e_be7acccd652f420ab1e60d1ab3443571~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_735,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Asta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[natures tapestries]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Asta Near the faint forests , opposite the shimmering seas Lay a whimsical dream, A haven, an elysian disease. Viewed from afar or...]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/post/natures-tapestries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">616001432ecb890016a11e0d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:29:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aac61e_d8c2e8ed4bbf49a6b030d089c5d3d5ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Asta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[the former or the latter?]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Asta you could waver, but maybe it's only a flutter. you could shake violently, but maybe you're really just swaying like a dandelion....]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/post/the-former-or-the-latter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6145ea3507d7c7001642f32f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2021 13:44:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aac61e_40540024d2734eb1948fc6c3f96694ab~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Asta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[you can open all doors]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Asta When I think about how people love forcing others to choose, compromise, pick a side, I also think of how difficult it must be...]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/post/you-can-open-all-doors</link><guid isPermaLink="false">609646dc2340e30015e234e2</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2021 10:28:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aac61e_ec939114826b4124b0fbbe15b7af7dd1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Asta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[mustard is also yellow.]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Asta --- All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are...]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/post/mustard-is-also-yellow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6085b8addd3c8b0015595310</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2021 02:39:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aac61e_11cbe3e222af4a269ffa821bb0064cf4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Asta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[for Scrooge]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Asta There is no age for when tables can turn, When the past can come back staring at you, Ready to say, ‘it’s time to discern’. You...]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/post/for-scrooge</link><guid isPermaLink="false">606421609b5c0c00157428e8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 07:34:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aac61e_345e6fb62f8642619d341771b45fc024~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Asta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[shining bright]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Asta Tired of sitting in the shining bright. Now hang on, sit tight for The anticipated frigid snowy night. Try, try with robust might...]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/post/shining-bright</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60447aed0b6a220015ec90a2</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:25:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aac61e_6a6bfb08613c4656a6509185a6528bc4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Asta</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[time travel]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Asta The only reasons why I wouldn’t travel backwards in a time machine are because of basic equality, airplanes and sanitary napkins....]]></description><link>https://www.astatrivedi.com/post/time-travel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6044734cc040e60015ae1d81</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2021 06:58:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aac61e_5fc9bde420f94176b267096882433573~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Asta</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>