Sophiyaa Nayar biography

Sophiyaa Nayar

At Writers Theatre: The MLK Project, the Fight for Civil Rights (2020 Tour), Into the Woods, Twelfth Night, Or What You Will

Sophiyaa Nayar's recent directing credits include: EthiopianAmerica By Sam Kabede (Definition Theatre), workshop performance of 2020: a going away party play by Keyanna Katiblou (Theatre on The Lake), Matt & Ben by Mindy Kaling & Brenda Withers (The Boxcar, Steep Theatre), Passage by Lauren Ramos (Barrens Theatre Co.) and the workshop performance of Reverse Cowboy by Jared Sprowls (Jackalope Theatre). Her recent assistant directing credits include A Doll's House, Part 2 (Steppenwolf Theatre), Our Country’s Good (American Players Theatre) and The Who and The What (Milwaukee Rep). Sophiyaa was a member of Director's Lab Chicago 2017, a directing resident at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre's 2017/18 season and is part of the SDC Foundations 2019/20 Observership Class. You can learn more about her on sophiyaanayar.net.

[Bio as of July 2019]