Uma Paranjpe is an Indian-American actor, playwright, and teaching artist originally from San Francisco. Growing up surrounded by music, she has been working in the arts her whole life. After graduating from the University of Miami with a BFA in Musical Theatre, she moved to New York to begin work at the Atlantic Theater Company, where she is a teaching artist. She also works with Breaking Walls, an international youth empowerment non-profit organization. Uma plays drums and piano, and gives private voice lessons from her home. She believes that music and art amplify young people's voices, and has dedicated herself to making sure they are heard.
Uma enjoys writing about mothers and children, as well as the isolation and loneliness that everyone from every background can feel. She is...
Uma Paranjpe is an Indian-American actor, playwright, and teaching artist originally from San Francisco. Growing up surrounded by music, she has been working in the arts her whole life. After graduating from the University of Miami with a BFA in Musical Theatre, she moved to New York to begin work at the Atlantic Theater Company, where she is a teaching artist. She also works with Breaking Walls, an international youth empowerment non-profit organization. Uma plays drums and piano, and gives private voice lessons from her home. She believes that music and art amplify young people's voices, and has dedicated herself to making sure they are heard.
Uma enjoys writing about mothers and children, as well as the isolation and loneliness that everyone from every background can feel. She is partial to art that explores teenagers, whether it touches on recreational drug use, depression, or just the complex relationships they have with each other. Uma is also passionate about making sure there are a diverse cornucopia of roles for people of color to choose from. As an actor, she felt tokenized when reading plays or performing scenes for class, so she hopes to create a body of work that young actors of color can peruse to find a character that really speaks to them.