Meghana AT
theatre maker
writer/ actor/ director/ pedagogue
founder tafreehwale
a theatre artist since 2012, who has worked as an actor, writer, director, producer, production manager, teacher, dramaturg - with more experiments to come.
As the founder of tafreehwale, she is dedicated to creating and supporting original, political, and playful theatre making and theatre-based training.
Master of Arts in
Authorial Acting and Pedagogy
Academy of Performing Arts (Prague)
Graduated with distinction (2021).
course based on the intersection of performance, direction, writing, and pedagogy.
Bachelor of Arts in
Sociology & Anthropology
St Xavier’s College (Mumbai)
GPA 3.67 out of 4 (2016)
Belly of the Beast (dir. Sheena Khalid)
Queues (dir. Sheena Khalid)
Unshared Childhoods (dir. Tanvi Shah)
Pink is the New Black (dir. Danesh A.R. Khambata)
30 Dní/30 Days (dir. Tinka Avramova)
The Taming of the Shrew (dir. Deshik Vansadia)
Wolf ; The Exchange Student (dir. Trishla Patel)
Free Outgoing (dir. Mahesh Dattani)
Wisdom (dir. Jeff Goldberg)
Visiting faculty at the Drama School Mumbai
Theatre Workshop Facilitator for students / faculty at Bombay Scottish School, Akshara High School, CNM School, St Xavier’s College, SNDT College and others.
Conductor of public speaking and theatre workshops at Dongri Children's Home, Akshara Centre and Thane Women's Prison
education
acting on stage (selected)
Max, Min and Meowzaki (dir. Padmakumar N.)
Good Bad Girl (dir. Abhishek Sengupta)
Swipe Ride (dir. Debbie Rao)
IPL'India Ki Vibe Alag Hai' ad (Supari Studios)
Thinkistan (dir. Padmakumar N.)
What If? (dir. Ananya Samanta)
theatre director/dramaturg
pedagogical work
The Apology (dramaturg)
Glitch in the Myth (dramaturg)
O Gaanewali (co-director)
Remote at NCPA Connections (co-director)
acting on screen
as Production Manager/Executive Producer
I Killed My Mother/it wasn't my fault: dir. Mallika Shah (2023-2025)
The Unexpected Man: dir. Padma Damodaran (2018)
The Taming of the Shrew: dir. Deshik Vansadia (2018)
Il Matrimonio Segreto: dir. Rehaan Engineer (2017)
White Rabbit Red Rabbit: Nassim Soleimanpour (2016-17)
Festival Manager (2016)
Manager of Thespo 18, a year-round youth theatre movement in India
as Production Assistant
HowlRound for India: Martin E Segal Centre (2021)
The Exchange Student: dir. Trishla Patel (2017)
Chaar Small, Zinga Zinga Roses: dir. Trishla Patel (2013)
Plan B/C/D/E
an original, interactive performance about surviving the climate crisis. With 40+ performances, in India, Czech Republic and online since 2019
Awards: outstanding new writing, outstanding director, outstanding actor (female), outstanding production at Thespo 23 (youth theatre festival)
production work (selected)
A Peek into the Rehearsal Process (2023) for Drama School Mumbai's Blog
Rest is for (the) Show (2023) for Theatre Ink, Aadyam
Interview with Sandbox Collective (2022) for Drama School Mumbai's blog
How To Navigate The Missing Arts Infrastructure (2022) a series for Gitanjali Creative magazine
Pigeons on the AC (2021): creative writing for the Flora Fiction
Artists Working the Network (2021): a series for Gitanjali Creative magazine
Theatre of the Pandemic (2021): a series for Gitanjali Creative magazine
That’s What I Learnt (2020-21): a series on Aadyam's Theatre Ink blog
Press releases and Playbills for Aadyam (2018): for Hello Farmaaish and Jab Khuli Kitaab
A Practioner of Finger-Tip Feminism Activism Responds To Nivedita Menon (2018): published on Feminism in India
How to Plan a Solo Trip (2018): published in Go-Getter, the in-flight magazine of Go Air.
writing
Fever Dream
co-writer, director, producer of this satire drama about climate tech in a warming world.
co-produced by Asar, this play premiered in 2025, and has been performed 10+ times in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Pune.
storytelling performances
Living with Ghosts: tales from a multi-generational household, inhabited by the memories (and ghosts?) of those who have passed on
Waiting In Thane Prison: women undertrials wait endlessly for justice, as the world outside goes on. Can a storytelling workshop ease their pain?
Bandr-ugh: a historian supports the BMC's endless digging up of roads, in her quest to uncover the truth about Mumbai.
Grey wala Shade: a new migrant to Mumbai is excited to see a multicoloured sunset over the sea. Instead she finds an endless expanse of grey
