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The Green Room

The Green Room: Anish Jethmalani & Tina Muñoz Pandya

Dhaba on Devon Avenue brings audiences into the kitchen of a family restaurant on one of Chicago’s most iconic streets. Actors Anish Jethmalani and Tina Muñoz Pandya will discuss the father-daughter relationship at the heart of the play and share what it means to finally bring this story to the stage after many years. Join us for this free in-person event.

Featuring

Anish Jethmalani

Anish returns to Writers Theatre where he previously appeared in The Caretaker and To the Greenfields Beyond. Chicago credits include The Lehman TrilogyCampaigns Inc.OsloIn the Next Room or The Vibrator PlayA Disappearing NumberInana, and Blood & Gifts (TimeLine Theatre); Wit and A Christmas Carol (The Goodman Theatre); Titus AndronicusWater by the SpoonfulMary StuartThe Invention of Love and Life is a Dream (Court Theatre);  Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad ZooAround the World in 80 Days, and Sita Ram(Lookingglass); as well as various productions at Chicago Shakespeare, Victory Gardens, Remy Bumppo, A Red Orchid, and more. Regional credits include Henry VII and Much Ado About Nothing at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Film and television credits include Deli Boys (Hulu), Station Eleven (Max), 61st Street(CW), Chicago PD (NBC), Chicago Med (NBC), APB (Fox), Boss (Starz), Leverage (TNT), Empire (Fox), Early Edition (CBS), Batman vs. SupermanGirl on the Third FloorAnimals and more. He is a company member of TimeLine Theatre.

Tina Muñoz Pandya

Tina Muñoz Pandya is an actor, musician, and teaching artist whose Chicago credits include: The Matchbox Magic Flute (Goodman Theatre); London Road and The Tall Girls (Shattered Globe Theatre); The Secretaries (First Floor Theater); Anna in the Tropics (Remy Bumppo Theatre); Mr. Burns (Theater Wit); The Mousetrap (Court Theatre); and Octagon (Jackalope Theatre). Regional and touring credits include: The Matchbox Magic Flute (Shakespeare Theatre DC, Berkeley Rep); As You Like It and The Old Man and the Old Moon (Door Shakespeare); Matt and Ben (Penobscot Theatre); House of Joy (St. Louis Rep); The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV Pt 1 (Montana Shakespeare in the Parks); and HMS PinaforeThe Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado (The Hypocrites). You can also hear her on the Chicago-based audio dramas The Vanishing Act and Fawx and Stallion. Tina is an ensemble member with Shattered Globe Theatre and is represented by Gray Talent Group.