Rena Patel

Rena Patel is a South Asian American writer and producer based in Los Angeles, California.
Rena graduated from Scripps College in Claremont, California with a degree in English and creative writing in 2019. She has been a finalist in various screenwriting and playwrighting competitions. As of 2021, she is also the Executive Director of Imaginarium Theatre NY where she serves as a producer for various stage shows and readings. Her short stories and poetry have been published at The Sunflower Station Press, The Heduan Review, and The Calendula Review, and in Sanctuaries Anthology. Currently, she is part of the creative team at Shankar Animation (Devil May Cry, Captain Laserhawk) and is studying entertainment law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.

Rena Patel is a South Asian American writer and producer based in Los Angeles, California.
Rena graduated from Scripps College in Claremont, California with a degree in English and creative writing in 2019. She has been a finalist in various screenwriting and playwrighting competitions. As of 2021, she is also the Executive Director of Imaginarium Theatre NY where she serves as a producer for various stage shows and readings. Her short stories and poetry have been published at The Sunflower Station Press, The Heduan Review, and The Calendula Review, and in Sanctuaries Anthology. Currently, she is part of the creative team at Shankar Animation (Devil May Cry, Captain Laserhawk) and is studying entertainment law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.

Scripts

When L.A. Burns

by Rena Patel

Cast Size
2
Genre
drama,
tragedy

As the Santa Ana winds sweep through Los Angeles, Sapna, a disheartened writer, and Sam, a rising actor, grapple with identity, ambition, and the cost of resilience, revealing the fragile line between chasing dreams and succumbing to reality in a city ablaze with contradictions.

As the Santa Ana winds sweep through Los Angeles, Sapna, a disheartened writer, and Sam, a rising actor, grapple with identity, ambition, and the cost of resilience, revealing the fragile line between chasing dreams and succumbing to reality in a city ablaze with contradictions.

Pyar aur Coffee

by Rena Patel

2
Cast Size
7—8
Genre
comedy,
romantic comedy

Four quick-witted and coffee-addicted friends navigate espresso machines, relationships, and South Asian societal expectations all while figuring out what or who makes them happy. There are awkward dating app chat messages, even more awkward first dates, and of course, at least one Bollywood dance number.

Four quick-witted and coffee-addicted friends navigate espresso machines, relationships, and South Asian societal expectations all while figuring out what or who makes them happy. There are awkward dating app chat messages, even more awkward first dates, and of course, at least one Bollywood dance number.

The Noise of the Storm

by Rena Patel

Cast Size
6
Genre
drama,
political

Three women from vastly different circumstances arround the world grapple with the consequences of devastating natural disasters during the fall of 2017.

Three women from vastly different circumstances arround the world grapple with the consequences of devastating natural disasters during the fall of 2017.