I write plays when I want immediacy in my interaction with an audience.
Plays
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The Way She Made Me Feel
A rom-com about revealing the most vulnerable parts of ourselves, adaptated from the 2019 Hindi film Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga.
I do not possess adaptation rights. This script is intended as a writing sample.
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ABCD
A solo show with pre-recorded voices that examines the complexities of navigating identity and finding community.
Developed with Lambda Literary (2021), Piven Theatre Workshop (2019) and the Chicago Theatre Marathon (2017).
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My Passport Should Be Brown
A short solo piece that examines passport privilege, crossing borders and traveling while brown.
Developed with the Chicago Theatre Marathon (2018).
Photo credit: Cassandra Rose
Performance
I was delighted to play Amma in a scene from Ahon Gooptu’s Seasons of Love, a finalist in Definition Theatre’s 2022 Amplify Series Two new play contest.
Recently, I played Baby Roo in Littlebrain Theatre’s 2022 reading of Winnie-the-Pooh, a play in development by Zach Barr.
I’ve performed drafts of my play ABCD with Piven Theatre Workshop (dir. Iris Sowlat, 2019) and the Chicago Theatre Marathon (2017).
I’ve also told stories with 2nd Story, Read Some Shit and That’s All She Wrote!
Plays I Love
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Shakuntala, freely adapted from Kalidasa by Lavina Jadhwani
A modern adaptation of Kalidasa’s Sanskrit drama, infused with contemporary Bollywood music. I love a feminist adaptation, and this one feels like it was written for the desi immigrant.
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Cancelled/Cancel Me by Jasmine Sharma
Two acts in conversation about care. This play blends Jasmine Sharma’s brilliant dialogue with her gift for constructing characters struggling, and often failing, to do the “right” thing.
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Absolutely anything Omer Abbas Salem writes
Omer Abbas Salem is inventive, deeply specific and wildly funny. And there are queer characters in everything he writes. Each time I watch or hear his work, I leave in awe.