Rehana Lew Mirza’s plays include: Hatefuck (First Floor in Chicago; WP/Colt Coeur); A People’s Guide to History in the Time of Here and Now (Primary Stages Toulmin commission); Soldier X (Ma-Yi); Tomorrow, Inshallah (Living Room Theater; Storyworks/HuffPost commission); Neighborhood Watch (NNPN commission) and Barriers (Desipina, AATC.)

With Mike Lew, she shared a 2016-2022 Mellon National Playwright Residency (administered by Howlround) at Ma-Yi. In addition to the book to Bhangra Nation (La Jolla Playhouse, Rodgers Award, Project Springboard, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat) they’ve co-written The Colonialism Project (La Jolla Playhouse commission.)

Rehana’s short film “Modern Day Arranged Marriage” screened at over 30 festivals including the British Film Institute’s London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. Her feature “Hiding Divya” screened at Tongues on Fire in the UK.

Honors include: Kleban, NYFA Fellowship, HBO Access Fellowship, Lilly Award, CCTP Residency, and a TCG/New Georges Fellowship. MFA: Columbia University; BFA: NYU Tisch.