Minita Gandhi - Playwright
Minita Gandhi is a Los Angeles based multi-hyphenate who was born in Mumbai, India. They love magic realism, dark comedy and exploring multi-genre, multi-cultural, and multi-generational stories as a medium for healing. A critically acclaimed playwright known for their solo-show Muthaland, they are a 2022 NYSAF Pfaelzer Award finalist, and currently working as a librettist adapting Ram V’s graphic novel, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, for an opera commission with Minnesota Opera Company. Nerve, a full-length play in development was workshopped and developed at the Theatreworks Silicon Valley New Works Festival 2023 and with the support of The Ground Floor at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2022. Nerve also received support from the Lucille Lortel Theatre, The Alcove New Play development program in 2023. Minita was also a featured playwright at the NNPN National Showcase in 2024.
Their critically acclaimed solo-show Muthaland, was Jeff Recommended for best new work and solo-performance and was an official selection of the Ignition Festival, NNPN’s Women in Playwrighting Festival at Florida Studio Theater, The Anne Frank Social Justice Festival, and has played at theatres/colleges/universities around the country. Gandhi’s play Daal and Duty and The Sun and all its Sighs have been part of the Ripped Festival at American Blues Theater in 2022 and 2020. Muthland was workshopped and developed at Silk Road Rising and had its world premiere at 16th Street Theatre. Their work has been featured by NBC News, and The Atlantic.
As an actor they have worked at regional theaters across the country including: The Arena Stage, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and Lookingglass Theater. TV includes Swimming with Sharks, Chicago Fire,Chicago PD,Disney’s Mixed-Up Adventures. Minita plays Shandra on The Bold and the Beautiful and can be seen as Latika in the upcoming Hulu series Deli Boys.
Manager: Maritza Cabrera at Limitless Management. Theatrical Agent: Zach Gray at Gray Talent Group. www.minitagandhi.com
Sutheshna Mani - Actor
Bharatanatyam (a dance from the muthaland!) was how Sutheshna touched the stage for the first time, and it’s felt like home ever since. Since 2017, she has starred in plays, staged readings and musical productions across San Diego theaters, with some of her favorite roles being Janet in Rocky Horror at OB Playhouse, Bianca in The Taming at Scripps Ranch Theatre and Swinging in as Mopsa in Head Over Heels at Diversionary Theatre. Recently she’s also taken to the camera through commercials, short films, feature films and television. Recently her short film “Pulp” went to Coronado Film Festival, Cinequest and Tasveer, both Oscar-qualifying festivals. She’s also a writer.
