IRAWATI KARNIK:

Irawati Karnik is a writer, playwright, screenwriter, translator, dramaturg, and actor based out of Mumbai. She writes in Marathi, Hindi, and English. She has collaborated closely with several imminent theatre directors to create plays that have been performed nationally as well as internationally.A number of her translations, both fiction and non-fiction, have been published by Oxford University Press. Irawati has also written several award-winning films.An alumnus of Sir J.J. School of Fine Arts, Irawati has worked towards Research and Documentation of Indian contemporary art. She is currently the Academic Head of Drama School Mumbai.

SANDEEP SHIKHAR:

Sandeep Shikhar has been an actor, writer, and theatre practitioner for three decades. He has acted in national and international forums/stages under reputed directors of the country. He is a three times nominee for Best Actor in a lead role in Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards. He has been a member of the Lincoln Centre Directors Lab, New York, since 2012. As a playwright, his play Treadmill was selected for the First Festival of Contemporary Indian Theatre in Paris, 2013. He is a recipient of Vinod Doshi Fellowship Award 2016-2017.

AJEET SINGH PALAWAT:

Ajeet Singh Palawat graduated from the National School of Drama in 2010 with a specialization in acting. Working with veteran directors like K.N.Panikker, Anuradha Kapur, Robin Das, Mohit Takalkar, Abhishek Majumdar, Roysten Able, he is recognized for his work in Virasat, Comrade Kumbhakarna, Edward 2, Mai hun Yusuf aur ye hai mera bhaai, Gajab Kahani, Makardhwajan (Malyalam).

Recipient of Meta 2016 Best Actor critic citation and Vinod Doshi Fellowship, he has acted in more than 35 plays. He has directed Kasumal-Sapno, an adaptation of A Midsummer Nights Dream in Rajasthani, that has traveled across the country and won many accolades. Presently, he is working as a freelancer and is running his theatre group, Ujaagar Dramatic Association.

AVNEESH MISHRA:

Avneesh Mishra is the Founder of Rangshila Theatre Group and an alumnus of the prestigious Bhartendu Natya Akademi in Lucknow and FTII Pune..He has acted in over 200 shows, some of which are Janpath Kiss, Khaamosh Adaalat Jaari hai, King Lear etc and his recent play #SuperNova travelled overseas to Berlin Theatre Festival as a selection from India. He has acted in plays like Open cast, Song of the Swan, Eidgah ke Jinnat, Golden Jublee, The Great Raja Master Drama company, Des, Boing Boing and Iss desh ka yaron kya kehna .