kanishk pandey
(he/him/his)
is a joyous exile who attempts to live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life. He is a writer, artist, and scholar who believes that art must be in constant conflict with society to express the love all beings deserve. His work interrogates this through the belief that consciousness can only exist through dialogue and interaction, and that every living creature shares an unspoken connection. He follows these concepts in everything he does, be it plays, short stories, films, or essays. As long as he gets to connect with you.
His work has been supported by organizations such as The Lark, SPACE on Ryder Farm, Clubbed Thumb, Sanguine Theater, and Boomerang Theatre, and has been honored by institutions such as Synecdoche Works, O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, Austin Film Festival, and New York Stage and Film.
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Press
Broadway World ︎︎︎
The Brick to Present GESTATING BABY Volume 7 in MayApril 3, 2024
LaGuardia Performing Arts College ︎︎︎
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center Presents 11th Annual Rough Draft Festival, March 4-23March 2024
Layar Project ︎︎︎
kanishk pandey Goes Back To His Roots With “On My Way! Home”January 9, 2024
Staff Picks ︎︎︎
“If you’re tired of internet plays, I promise this will restore your faith in them.”August 23, 2023
Boomerang Theatre ︎︎︎
A conversation about kanishk's Baton Project reading of his award-winning play LET ME LET ME ROTJune 11, 2023
Clubbed Thumb ︎︎︎
Announces Summerworks #26Spring 2023
Sanguine Theater ︎︎︎
What’s On: Caretake of Her, At God’s Back & Can’t Ignore the RatApril 22, 2023
SPACE on Ryder Farm ︎︎︎
Alumni Archive: 2022 Greenhouse ResidencyNovember 2022
The North Salem Post ︎︎︎
SPACE on Ryder Farm announces artist residents for 2022 seasonJune 6, 2022
Playbill ︎︎︎
SPACE on Ryder Farm Announces 2022 Residents Sanaz Toossi, Terrie Samundra, Jamila Woods, More by Leah PutnamMay 31, 2022
Workshop Theater ︎︎︎
Announces Workshop Intensive Spring 2022Spring 2022
Synecdoche Works ︎︎︎
Announces Finalists’ Prize2022
Workshop Theater ︎︎︎
Announces Workshop Intensive Spring 2021Spring 2021
NYU Dramatic Writing ︎︎︎
Announces O’Neill Finalist for Summer 2018April 26, 2018
The Sacramento Bee ︎︎︎
Applause: Kanishk Pandey, Dr. Michael Rogawski, Roger Beachy & Pamela Ronald by Bill LindelofJuly 19, 2015
Davis Enterprise ︎︎︎
Davis High student wins first prizein Princeton play writing contest
by Jeff Hudson
July 6, 2015