ADITI BRENNAN KAPIL is a writer, actress, and director, of Bulgarian and Indian descent. She was raised in Sweden, and resides in Minneapolis, MN. She performs extensively around the country, and her writing has been produced nationally to critical acclaim.
Her play “Love Person” received the 2009 Stavis Playwriting Award, and her play, “Agnes Under the Big Top, a tall tale”, was selected as a Distinguished New Play Development project by the NEA as administered by Arena Stage. Her most recent work is the Displaced Hindu Gods Trilogy, consisting of the plays “Brahman/i, a one-hijra stand-up comedy show”, “The Chronicles of Kalki”, and “Shiv”.
Aditi is currently working on commissions with Yale Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, South Coast Repertory Theatre, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She is the Mellon Playwright-in-Residence at Mixed Blood Theatre, an artistic associate at Park Square Theatre, a Core Writer at The Playwrights’ Center, and a Resident Writer at New Dramatists.