NEW WORK
THE HOUSE IS BURNING
CAST SIZE I 3 w 5 m
When the tumult caused by the economic crisis in Sri Lanka leads to mass protests in the city, the Board members of long-deceased, legendary architect Bernard Wali’s Trust take refuge on his sprawling country estate. Now run by his long-time “protege,” the estate is crumbling, the crowds dwindling and despite its size, is far too cramped for this family of friends and lovers to live in. And yet, they must survive together through power-cuts, fuel shortages, and a visiting American writer who’s keen to strip them bare, in more ways than one.
Atlantic Theater Company Judith Champion Launch Commission, 2024
Reading, Atlantic Theater Company, December 2024
THE PRESENT
CAST SIZE I 2 w 4 m
On an island where there is no past and only a present, progress moves at rapid speed and a new high-rise pops up almost daily over the remains of the old city. One developer, Gehan, finds his new project hit a s standstill when the digging up for foundations leads to the digging up of human remains, and with it, the ghosts of a forgotten past.
Reading, Roundabout Theatre Company Underground Series, 2024
PIG
CAST SIZE I 6 m
Sudhu and Mythri reunite at an orgy years after a traumatic childhood event. What is romantic for one, is transactional for the other, and only further complicated by an unexpected guest from the north. Soon the men learn that even in the clandestine encounters of the Sri Lankan gay scene, the bloody history of the island will always bleed in.
COCKROACH DREAMS
CAST SIZE I 2
10 minute
Two lost souls are stuck in the mud, desperate to escape but hopelessly obsessing over the past.
Production, Part of The Third Law, What Will the Neighbors Say?, MITU580
SCREENPLAYS
KAHA (turmeric)
A young Buddhist monk studies at a wealthy monastery in the city and soon finds himself rising the ranks of the burgeoning nationalist movement only to become a rising star. When he encounters a charismatic Muslim man he finds his worldview and his oaths are permanently shaken.
Romance, coming of age.
ABSTRACT WOMEN
Two stories. A Sri Lankan woman in America and an American Woman in Sri Lanka. Each travels across the world in the search for a new beginning only to find that while they may have escaped their physical trappings, their mental ones will be much harder to shirk.
THE JACKAL BRIDE
Minoli and Tashiya are best friends and today is the day they've dreamed of for years; Minoli's wedding. The only trouble is there sees to be unstoppable force determined to ruin the day for everyone involved--Minoli.