Divya Mangwani is a theatre artist, writer, director and dancer from Pune, India, now based in New York. She creates theatrical reimaginings that question our perception of narrative truths, global belonging, and shared mythologies.

As the granddaughter of Sindhi refugees, Divya has grown up listening to stories of the Partition of India. As a nomad, she has lived in four different countries in three continents over ten years. Home and belonging are at the forefront of all her work.

Divya was the founder and Artistic Director of Moonbeam Factory Theatre (MFT) where she wrote, directed, and produced plays that were staged in India, Singapore and the UK. MFT was the first of its kind in Pune focusing on original productions as well as championing community building and education through theatre.

In New York, Divya has developed work with UNICEF, Soho Rep, New York Theatre Workshop, Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, Bushwick Starr, The Civilians, Gingold Theatrical Group, Mabou Mines, Hypokrit Theatre, The Flea, Astoria Performing Arts Center, Project Y, Pipeline Theatre, Rising Sun, LMCC and Governors Island.

Selected work: Elements of Change (UN Climate Change Week and NYC schools), Speak American (Soho Rep Writer-Director Lab), Yes, Uncle (finalist, Leah Ryan Prize), and One, Two, Three (winner of best script, director, play and audience vote, Short+Sweet Festival).

Divya is currently part of the Civilians R&D Group and the New Georges Jam. She was a recent fellow of the Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab and the Gingold Theatrical Group Speakers Corner and was a NYTW 2050 Artistic Fellow, Hypokrit Theatre Tamasha playwright, Project Y Writers Group playwright and Playlab fellow at Pipeline Theatre.

Divya has also worked as a journalist and editor for publications like The Times of India, ESPN, Crisis Response Journal, Daily News & Analysis and Janus Education. As an arts educator, she has developed work and directed productions at various schools, as well as conducted theatre workshops supported by global organizations like The Pune International Literary Festival and the US Department of State.
MFA: Tisch, NYU.