Lavina Jadhwani is a theatre director, adapter, and activist. Recent directing credits include As You Like It at the Guthrie Theater, Peter and the Starcatcher at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Roe and The Cake at Asolo Repertory Theatre. Her adaptations include The Sitayana (upcoming production with East West Players), Shakuntala, Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, and A Christmas Carol (currently in development with the Guthrie). Lavina lives in Chicago, where she was recently named “One of the Top Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago” by NewCity. She has a BFA/MA from Carnegie Mellon University and an MFA from The Theatre School at DePaul University. www.lavinajadhwani.com / @lavinajadhwani
Bio as of 2/2021