Natasha Patel

Natasha Patel is a writer living in her native Atlanta, Georgia. Her play "Widowwood" was part of Synchronicity Theater's 2018-19 Stripped Bare Series and was a semi-finalist for the Bay Area Playwright's Festival. Her short plays which have received production include "Diaper Relay," "Cater Waiters," "Spin, then Drain" and her first feature play "The Baby Shower"was produced by Onion Man Productions in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended the Sewanee Playwright's Conference with Naomi Izuka and Dan O'Brien, studied fiction writing at Sackett Street Writers Workshop with Julia Fierro and Ted Thompson, and studied skectch and comedy writing at Second City in Chicago. The publication of her short story "The Escaped Air" was a finalist for Glimmer Train's Short Story Award for New Writers and...

Natasha Patel is a writer living in her native Atlanta, Georgia. Her play "Widowwood" was part of Synchronicity Theater's 2018-19 Stripped Bare Series and was a semi-finalist for the Bay Area Playwright's Festival. Her short plays which have received production include "Diaper Relay," "Cater Waiters," "Spin, then Drain" and her first feature play "The Baby Shower"was produced by Onion Man Productions in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended the Sewanee Playwright's Conference with Naomi Izuka and Dan O'Brien, studied fiction writing at Sackett Street Writers Workshop with Julia Fierro and Ted Thompson, and studied skectch and comedy writing at Second City in Chicago. The publication of her short story "The Escaped Air" was a finalist for Glimmer Train's Short Story Award for New Writers and is published by The East Bay Review.She earned her B.A. from the University of Georgia and an M.A. from Columbia University.

Scripts

Widowwood

by Natasha Patel

Synopsis

Sonia Choudhary, the heroine of a Bollywood romance, escapes to the land of Widowwood, where she meets Helen, Shelby, and Robin – all “widowed” by the romantic narratives created for them by Hollywood. The three “widows” are desperate to get out of Widowwood; Sonia wants to get in.

Sonia Choudhary, the heroine of a Bollywood romance, escapes to the land of Widowwood, where she meets Helen, Shelby, and Robin – all “widowed” by the romantic narratives created for them by Hollywood. The three “widows” are desperate to get out of Widowwood; Sonia wants to get in.

Spin, then Drain

by Natasha Patel

Synopsis

Sam questions the relationship with Alex when Alex goes on a pilgrimage through a laundromat with Taylor.

Sam questions the relationship with Alex when Alex goes on a pilgrimage through a laundromat with Taylor.

Cater Waiters

by Natasha Patel

Synopsis

Rich and Molly's catering gig goes awry when forks go missing.

Rich and Molly's catering gig goes awry when forks go missing.

Diaper Relay

by Natasha Patel

Synopsis

Maggie Grey refuses to attend a family baby shower, until her sister Laura reminds her of their past.

Maggie Grey refuses to attend a family baby shower, until her sister Laura reminds her of their past.