Pratidhwani

05/30/2026

Auditions for Improv Comedy coming up! Are you a desi improviser ? We’re looking for you! Sign up at

Pratidhwani announces auditions for our next Improv Comedy show at Seattle Outdoor Theatre Festival.

04/18/2026

Pratidhwani and Seattle Public Theater are inviting self-tape auditions for their upcoming production of नेहा & Neel (Neha & Neel) by Ankita Raturi, Directed by Agastya Kohli.

Rehearsals will begin in July/Aug 2026, and performances run Oct 16 - Nov 8th, at Seattle Public Theater.

Character Break Down:

We’re inviting self-tapes for the following roles:

NEHA – Single mom, mid-forties to mid-fifties, Indian, Hindi speaking immigrant. On a trip with her son to visit college campuses in the Washington DC area. The actor playing this character needs to be able to speak Hindi (convincingly) fluently.

NEEL – Neha's son, seventeen, Indian-American/Sri Lankan-American. Born and raised in California. Travels internationally often to visit his father.

ARNAV and AVATARS - Plays every other character and voice in the play, including Arnav (Neel’s 20 y/o Indian cousin, a doctor on the plane, a motel proprietor, cab driver, nani’s voice, and many more. We are looking for a male presenting, fluent Hindi speaking actor of south Asian descent for this role.

Actors will be paid a $1000 stipend.

How to submit audition: See details at pratidhwani.org/auditions

04/18/2026

We are delighted to announce नेहा & Neel (Neha & Neel) by Ankita Raturi, a co-production with Seattle Public Theater, coming this fall.

04/17/2026

Gum Wall conquered. Join us at the Market Theater tonight for Improv-Asana with

04/16/2026

Show day!!! Hope you’ll come and join us at the Market Theater tonight for IMPROV-ASANA - An Evening of Desi Improv in English! Tickets at Pratidhwani.org/improvasana

Pratidhwani teams up with Unexpected Productions to bring you Improv-Asana - an evening of Desi Improv. April 16th. Performed by Pratidhwani's ensemble, joined by players from UP!

04/12/2026

Pratidhwani's Improv Troupe is back with IMPROV-ASANA - An evening of desi improv in English, co-produced with Unexpected Productions. Starring Anasuya Basu, Anise Rao, Gauri Shringarpure, Ronak Sharma, Siddhant Sharma and Sumant Gupta. Tickets at www.pratidhwani.org/improvasana

04/11/2026

Pratidhwani and Unexpected Productions are teaming up to bring you IMPROV-ASANA - An Evening of Desi Improv in English. April 16th. Tickets and info at www.pratidhwani.org/improvasana