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About Snehal |
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Snehal Desai
snehal.desai@yale.edu
Selected Productions
| Good Egg by Dorothy Fortenberry |
Yale School of Drama |
2008 |
| Baal by Bertolt Brecht |
Yale School of Drama |
2007 |
| The America Plays by Jennifer Tuckett |
Yale School of Drama |
2006 |
| When It Rains by Lauren Feldman |
Yale School of Drama |
2006 |
| Laura’s Bush by Jane Martin |
PushPush Theater |
2005 |
| Farang by John Grudzien |
Southeastern Playwrights Project |
2003 |
| Mothers by Will Matthews |
Dad’s Garage Theater |
2003 |
| Cabaret by Kander and Ebb |
Ad Hoc Productions at Emory University |
2002 |
| Marisol by Jose Rivera |
Emory Theater Studies Honors Thesis |
2001 |
| Enduring Justice, Infinite Freedom by David Pollack |
Dad’s Garage Theater |
2001 |
Original Work/Adaptations
Finding Ways to Prove You’re Not an Al-Qaeda Terrorist
When You’re Brown (and other stories of the gIndian)
Written and performed by Snehal Desai |
Yale Cabaret |
2007 |
Edward II by Christopher Marlowe
Adapted and directed by Snehal Desai |
Yale School of Drama |
2007 |
FOB: Fresh Off the Boeing
Written and directed by Snehal Desai |
Yale University |
2006 |
Booty Fire a collage of work by Tony Kushner,
Eric Bogosian, Robert O’Hara etc.
Composed and directed by Snehal Desai |
Yale Cabaret |
2005 |
Shakespeare & Music text by Shakespeare
Adapted and directed by Snehal Desai |
Theater Emory |
2004 |
Mike’s Dirty, Yucky, Icky Sticky Adventure
from the book byJustine Korman Fontes
Adapted and directed by Snehal Desai |
National Tour |
2001-2002 |
Assistant Directing
| Lulu directed by Mark Lamos |
Yale Rep |
2007 |
Pride and Prejudice: The Musical
directed by Mark Lamos |
NYC Industry Showcase |
2007 |
| Eurydice directed by Les Waters |
Yale Rep |
2006 |
| Roberto Zucco directed by Arthur Naucyziel |
Theater Emory |
2003 |
Artistic Leadership & Affiliations
| Literary Fellow, Royal Shakespeare Company |
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2007 |
| Founder, Yale Southasian Theater Collective |
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2006-2008 |
| Member, Lincoln Center Director’s Lab |
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2004-2005 |
| Resident Director of Theater Emory |
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2002-2004 |
Honors & Awards
| Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans |
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2006-2008 |
| Charles Badhman Scholarship at Yale School of Drama |
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2007-2008 |
| International Achievement Summit |
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2007 |
| Benston Award for Excellence in Theater Studies at Emory University |
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2002 |
| Best Director of a Musical at Emory University |
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2002 |
Education
| Yale School of Drama, MFA Directing, Expected 2008 |
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| Emory University, BA in Theater Studies/Political Science, Summa Cum Laude, 2002 |
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