Rena Patel

Pyar Aur Coffee – A Romantic Comedy

Four quick-witted and coffee-addicted friends navigate espresso machines, relationships, and South Asian societal expectations through awkward dating app chat messages, even more awkward first dates, and of course, no romantic comedy is complete without at least one Bollywood dance number.

Performances

Virtual Reading – Imaginarium Theatre Company, 2021

Awards and Placements

• Playwrights Foundation 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival 2023 – Finalist
• SheNYC Summer Theatre Festival 2023 – Semi-finalist
• SheLA Summer Theatre Festival 2023 – Semi-finalist

The Noise of the Storm – A Short Play

Three women from vastly different circumstances arround the world grapple with the consequences of devastating natural disasters during the fall of 2017.

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