Akaina Ghosh

PLAYWRITING CREDITS

FULL LENGTH PLAYS

Character Assassination 
     PlayGround's New Works Festival, PlayGround San Francisco 

It’s All in My Head
     June Anne Baker Prize Commission, PlayGround San Francisco 

Two Coins for the Ferryman: An Immersive Quest (Co-Written with Madison Wetzell)
     Innovators Series Festival, 3 Girls Theatre – 2020
     Innovators Series Festival, 3 Girls Theatre – 2019

Sita’s Gift (Co-Written with Amy Sass)      
     New Play Commission, Prospect Sierra 

The Bacchae: Madwomen Only (Co-Created with Madison Wetzell)
     Liar Liar Theater Collective 

SHORT PLAYS / ONE ACTS

In Search of An Ending                 Best of PlayGround, San Francisco 
In Search of An Ending                 Monday Night PlayGround, San Francisco 
Seeing in the Dark                        30/30 Vision Series, Shotgun Players 
Chai                                            Dragon Eggs, Dragon Productions Theater Company 
Blended Histories                           Best of PlayGround, San Francisco 
Matchmaker                                 Atlantic One Act Play Festival, Atlantic Acting School 
Split                                             Trans [Plays] of Remembrance Festival, HowlRound 
A Modern Odyssey                       Monday Night PlayGround, San Francisco 
Spurs & Studs                                Playing at the Intersection of Pride & Joy, TigerBear Productions 
There Are No Ghosts in India          From the Ground Up, TheatreFIRST 

Therapy                                       Monday Night PlayGround
Learning How to Die                      Short Lived, PianoFight 
A Woman Like That                      Monay Night PlayGround 
Hayden & Gabriel                          Monday Night PlayGround 
Too Much Faith                             Amios West Presents: Shotz 
The Baby in the Sofa                      Amios West Presents: Shotz 
Boylesque                                      Amios West Presents: Shotz 
Drag Family Sticks Together            Amios West Presents: Shotz 
Bruises                                          Monday Night PlayGround 
Ceci n’est pas une fountaine             Amios West Presents: Shotz 
Cross Words                                  Amios West Presents: Shotz 

Walking on Eggshells                     Amios West Presents: Shotz 

SKETCH COMEDY WRITING (KILLING MY LOBSTER)
Let’s Do the Sex – Head Writer, 2022
My Parents Came to America and All They Got Was a Kid Who Does Comedy 

The Fireside Project: Nana’s House 
Snowed In 

HONORS / AWARDS
June Anne Baker Prize (2022)                                          PlayGround                                            
Innovator’s Series Award (2020)                                      3 Girls Theatre                                        
Innovator’s Series Award (2019)                                       3 Girls Theatre                                        

 Akaina Ghosh has had their writing produced by PlayGround,

Killing My Lobster, and Amios West. Their work has also been showcased by several festivals, including the ​Trans [Plays] of Remembrance Festival, the Short Lived Festival, and the Atlantic One Act Festival.

Akaina was awarded the June Anne Baker Prize in 2022 by PlayGround for their work in political theater, and they were featured in 

3 Girls Theatre's Innovator's Series Festival for two consecutive years in 2019 and 2020.  

In 2019 Akaina was awarded a Fellowship in Sketch Comedy Writing, and in 2020 became the Co-Director of Writing Education at Killing My Lobster. They taught classes to adults seeking to further their writing skills through the form of Sketch Comedy.