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Phalguni Vittal Rao is an actor, writer/journalist and theatermaker. She is currently the Communications Coordinator for DSM and the Librarian at Bhasha Centre’s The Drama Library. She has also worked with Firstpost, The New Indian Express and The Better India in the past. She holds a PG Diploma in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media (2016-17) and a BA in Theatre Studies, Communication and Media, and English (2013-16) from Christ University, Bangalore.
Phalguni has been performing and writing about theatre since 2013. She has been a part of multiple productions such as Oliver!, Medea, As You Like It, and A Man For All Seasons, to name a few. In 2020, she performed at Thespo-22 in The Ministry of Mundane Mysteries (directed by Sébastien Heins), an interactive audio-based experience done completely over the telephone. In 2021, she worked with Indian Ensemble as the production manager for A Zoom Call Re:Birds and performed in The Shakespeare Company of India’s Cymbeline (directed by Jemma Levy).
Apart from theatre, Phalguni is an avid reader, an amateur self-taught pianist and a basketball player who aspires to create an empathetic world through her stories and performances. She continues to explore voicework and physical forms such as Kalaripayattu, yoga, dancing, and sports and looks forward to keeping working on screen and stage.
