Lina Patel (SANKALPAN) is an actor/writer living in Los Angeles. Her play,SANKALPAN (Desire), was a semi-finalist for the Sundance Theatre Institute and received its first staged reading at Chicago’s Silk Road Theatre. In December the play had a workshop at the New Group in New York, directed by Ian Morgan. Her comedy, PERFECT FIT, about fashion, race and parenthood, received two staged readings at the Groundlings Theatre, directed by Shelley Butler. A Sherwood Award finalist, Lina was invited by Center Theatre Group to develop a new play in CTG’s Writer’s Retreat. THE RAGGED CLAWS received a reading at the Taper in June. She continues to develop her work in First Tuesdays, a writer’s group led by friend and mentor, Jose Rivera. Lina is actively involved in the Los Angeles arts community and served in various capacities for the ArtWallah Festival. Lina has worked with ArtWallah as literature and theatre curator and as co-artistic director.
As an actor, Lina has performed at the Globe Theatres, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Pasadena Playhouse, South Coast Repertory, East West Players, the Kirk Douglas, Taper, Too, MCC, The New Group, Theatreworks, L.A. Women’s Shakespeare Festival, and the Actor’s Gang. Her one-woman show, KRISHNA IN TEXAS has been performed in San Diego and Los Angeles. Television appearances include guest-spots on: “24”, “Num3ers”, “ CSI”. As a voice-over artist, Lina has voiced for animated series and narrated books, including William Faulkner’s, "As I Lay Dying," for Penguin.
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