India, March 25 -- Actor Rashami Desai says her shift from Indian stages to international performances during her ongoing US tour has been both challenging and rewarding, calling each live show a test of her craft.

"Giving board exams" is how she describes stepping on stage abroad. "Not every day is the same for a theatre artist. Some days one dialogue will work, some day some other. This experience has made me realise theatre is so much fun and pacy; it's the real medium," she says.

She is currently touring the US with her Gujarati play Mrs Mara Online Che, which has completed over 100 shows in India and is now being staged in cities including New Jersey, New York, Atlanta and Boston. "I never thought that the show will be going to int...