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Qurrat Ann Kadwani
American actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Qurrat Ann Kadwani (born May 10, 1981) is an American television actress, playwright and film producer of Indian descent. She is known for They Call Me Q (2014), Intrusion (2018) and The Fifth of November (2018).
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Kadwani was raised in New York,[2] growing up in The Bronx.[1] She a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science and received a double scholarship for theater at State University of New York at Geneseo.[3] Kadwani is the first South Asian woman in a solo act play Off-Broadway.[4][5] In an interview with The New York Times, she expressed how she grew up wanting to be living the lives of those she knew.[6] Kadwani co-wrote, starred in and produced The Fifth of November in 2018.[7]
2014: They Call Me Q
Kadwani portrayed different characters including her parents, friends, teachers and classmates[8] in They Call Me Q. The show was a 2014 solo performance at St. Luke's Theatre,[9][10] University of Minnesota Crookston,[11] Colorado State University,[12] Lane Community College,[13] Frostburg State University,[14] and premiered at the Chicago Fringe Festival.[15] Kadwani is the production's writer as well, which won Best Play at Maui Fringe Festival.[16][17]
2018: Intrusion
In 2018, Kadwani returned to Off-Broadway with Intrusion, a solo act discussing rape.[18] The setting is two decades in the future[19] and follows eight character portrayals by Kadwani.[20] She performed at St Luke's Theatre.[21]
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