Tanuja Devi Jagernauth

8th April 2024

The April People’s Choice Award goes to… – PlayGround-Chicago

The people have spoken… The April People’s Choice Award goes to Tanuja Devi Jagernauth for her short play, Oral History, presented as a staged reading live at Theater Wit and Simulcast on April 1st. Congratulations, Tanuja!

1st April 2024

Monday Night PlayGround – PlayGround-Chicago

My short play, ORAL HISTORY, was selected for April's showcase! Mask up and attend the show live or check it out online! Tickets are free and donations are most welcome!

10th November 2023

The October People’s Choice Award goes to… – PlayGround-Chicago

The people have spoken… The October People’s Choice Award goes to Tanuja Devi Jagernauth for her short play, Therapy with the Vampire, presented as a staged reading Simulcast & On-Demand via Vimeo Live on October 30th. Congratulations, Tanuja!

30th October 2023

Monday Night PlayGround – PlayGround-Chicago

My play, THERAPY WITH THE VAMPIRE, will be part of the Season 2 season opener on Monday, October 30th, 2023. In-person and virtual tickets are all donation based!

Rampant Magazine • 23rd October 2023

"In Grief and Solidarity": a statement of solidarity with Palestine

As activists and organizers building movements for power in the United States, we strongly condemn and decry the 75-year-old settler-colonial occupation of Palestine, ongoing apartheid toward Palestinians, and the active campaign of ethnic cleansing...

Eventbrite • 6th May 2023

APIDA Arts Festival Presents: Playwriting 101 with Tanuja Devi Jagernauth

I'll be teaching a Playwriting workshop at the Goodman on May 6th from 1-3 pm! This event is part of the free APIDA Arts Festival: Celebrating the Creativity of Asian, Pacific Island, and Desi/South Asian Americans in Chicago, May 5 - 7, 2023. The...

18th April 2023

Best of PlayGround-Chicago – PlayGround-Chicago

My short play, MOSQUITOS, was selected as one of the season's best! MASK UP and come thru! Help celebrate the best writers and short works from PlayGround-Chicago’s first season! The Best of PlayGround Gala features a special presentation of six...

6th March 2023

Monday Night PlayGround – PlayGround-Chicago

My short play, THE CHECK IN, an adaptation of a critical moment from the Bhagavad Gita, was one of March's six presented plays.

Truthout • 16th December 2022

Navigating Grief and Cultivating Hope at the End of 2022

“How do we practice deep and reciprocal relationships as resistance to our culture of transactionalism and extraction?” asks Tanuja Jagernauth. In this year-end episode of “Movement Memos,” Jagernauth and host Kelly Hayes discuss the cultivation of...

22nd November 2022

November 21st Monday Night PlayGround Playbill – PlayGround

My short play, MOSQUITOS, was chosen for Playground Chicago's December 5th's presentation! If you want to check it out, find tickets here!

Lifeline Theatre • 13th September 2022

Adapting to Stage Developmental Workshop & Showcase

Tanuja Devi Jagernauth’s work-in-development, Chakora and the Churile runs Saturday, September 24 at 4:00pm CDT via Zoom. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here or at the Lifeline Theatre Box Office, 773.761.4477. This adaptation is the first of...

11th September 2022

2022-23 Monday Night PlayGround Series – PlayGround-Chicago

PlayGround has announced a company of 144 writers who will take part in the 2022-23 edition of its signature Monday Night PlayGround (MNP) series across four cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago.

Truthout • 24th June 2022

To Build the World We Desire, We Must Dream Deeply Together

“Get with your people … and just take a second to appreciate yourself for the ways in which you are surviving a truly unprecedented time,” says organizer Tanuja Jagernauth. In this episode of “Movement Memos,” Jagernauth and host Kelly Hayes discuss...

Truthout • 26th May 2022

Hope Is Not a Given. We Must Cultivate It Together.

“It’s time to get clarity and we can actively create that clarity. This is the time to find our alignment,” says activist Tanuja Jagernauth. In these challenging times, how are activists and organizers holding onto hope? In this episode of “Movement...

Facebook • 24th April 2022

Next-Gen Theatre Industry Events: Investing in Healthier Theatre Practices

BroadwayWorld.com • 10th March 2022

Lifeline Theatre's Announces Playwrights for First Writer's Workshop and Showcase

Lifeline Theatre has selected two incredible playwrights to take part in its inaugural Adapting to Stage Developmental Workshop and Showcase. Over the next 5 months, Sandra Jackson-Opoku and Tanuja Devi Jagernauth will work in tandem members of...

Chicago Food Policy Action Council • 9th March 2022

17th Chicago Food Policy Summit Keynote: Moving like mycelium to dismantle white supremacy culture

~~~~~~ This session was presented during the Chicago Food Justice Summit, held virtually between February 23-25, 2022. The theme was Collective Care, highlighting stories of the revolutionary acts of care and kindness that took place in our...

Chicago Reader • 17th December 2021

Prop Thtr finds new places and plans

We're still out here, developing FAUST! I am grateful for the chance to get grounded in community in 2022 and allow this piece to develop and evolve as everything else is also shifting and transforming. "Faust is back on the Prop radar, but this time...

13th October 2021

Tanuja Devi Jagernauth | New Play Exchange

Access some of my plays in process on the New Play Exchange!

13th October 2021

AMERICAN THEATRE | Bylines Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel with interview support by Tanuja Jagernauth

Behind and beyond recent reckonings at the city’s theatres are countless tales of exploitation, harm, and silencing—but it’s not too late for change.