19 Facts About Aditi Kapil

Aditi Kapil is a Mellon Playwright-in-Residence at Mixed Blood Theatre, an artistic associate at Park Square Theatre, a Core Writer at The Playwrights' Center, and a Resident Writer at New Dramatists.

Aditi Kapil is of Indian descent and was born in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Aditi Kapil grew up in Sweden before moving to Minnesota to attend Macalester College.

Aditi Kapil was taking an acting class at the time, and that introduction to the theater stuck.

Aditi Kapil began her professional career in theater as a Twin Cities actress.

Aditi Kapil became a playwright at the encouragement of Jack Reuler, founder of the Mixed Blood Theatre.

In 2000, Aditi Kapil was awarded a grant from the Jerome Foundation for two months travel in India with her father, Satie Kumar Aditi Kapil, an award-winning Punjabi poet.

In 2007, Aditi Kapil directed and co-wrote the play Messy Utopia with Seema Sueko, Velina Hasu-Houston, Janet Allard, and Naomi Iizuka.

Aditi Kapil was among the first cohort of this grant in 2013.

In 2016, Aditi Kapil wrote an adaptation of Mitali Perkin's novel Rickshaw Girl for its run at the Children's Creativity Museum Theater in San Francisco.

In 2001, Aditi Kapil directed The Primary English Class at the Mixed Blood Theatre.

In 2005, Aditi Kapil directed Queen of the Remote Control by Sujata Bhatt at Mixed Blood.

In 2011, Aditi Kapil directed an all-female, all-deaf production of Gruesome Playground Injuries at Mixed Blood.

Aditi Kapil directed The Other Place, a play by Sharr White, at Park Square Theatre in St Paul.

In 2006, Aditi Kapil acted in Sez She, a play by Jane Martin, at Illusion Theater.

In 2012, Aditi Kapil acted in Next to Normal at Mixed Blood Theatre.

Aditi Kapil played the character Mary O'Malley in Learn to be Latina at Mixed Blood.

Aditi Kapil is a former ringmaster and is currently employed as a subway driver.

Aditi Kapil uses this medley of characters to reflect on how where we live changes who we are.