She has received two commissions from Atlanta’s Alliance Theater (BUCKET OF BLESSINGS and ANTIGONE, PRESENTED BY THE GIRLS OF ST. In 2018 it was produced in Seattle (Pratidhwani with ACT) and the Bay Area (EnActe Theatre), and had its New York Premiere in February 2019 at the Astoria Performing Arts Center. Her play QUEEN had its World Premiere in April 2017 at Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago, and was nominated for a Jeff Award for Best New Play. Also upcoming in the 2019/2020 season is her new commission from Victory Gardens, DHABA ON DEVON AVENUE. Her play HOUSE OF JOY will be getting its world premiere at Cal Shakes in August 2019. Her new audio play EVIL EYE debuted on the Audible best-seller list in May 2019. She currently shuttles between Jersey City, Los Angeles and Chennai. Madhuri Shekar was born in California and grew up in India, and after a couple of quick detours in Singapore and London, made her first grown-up home in Los Angeles.
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