Lina Patel
Lina Patel is a playwright whose work investigates politics, family structures, and relationships in a precarious world. Her near-future play, The Ragged Claws, was nominated for Cherry Lane Theater’s Mentor Project. Select other plays include, Sankalpan (Desire), an adaptation of Chekhov’s "Three Sisters" set in pre-Partition India; Bonobos, a darkly comedic telenovela for the stage exploring female loyalty and friendship. Lina was awarded an NEA grant for her play The Half-Breed Spy, or How I Learned to Love Imperialists, a fanciful excavation of the colonial psyche. Lina’s plays have been developed at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The New Group, The Lark Play Development Center, East West Players, Center Theater Group (Writers Workshop Alumna), Yale Repertory Theater (Commissioned Artist), and Circle X Theater. Residencies include, New Harmony Project, and The Sewanee Writers Conference (Walter E. Dakin Fellow). Lina's commissioned adaptation of Lope De Vega's "Widow of Valencia" was presented at UCLA's LAEscena Festival in the fall. She's an invited writer for '22-'23 with PlayGround-LA and a member of The Odyssey writer's group. Lina writes for television, recently serving as co-producer for Ava DuVernay's anthology series, "Cherish the Day"; previously, DC's "Krypton". In '22-'23 Lina will be working on an original series for BET+ as well as on her first hybrid-animation show with Trioscope Studios. Lina is represented by Matt Ochacher, The Nacelle Company. Lina got her start as a critically acclaimed theater and voice-over actor.