
Stories. Performed.
Stellar writing showcased by professional actors.
Featuring
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Jamil Jan Kochai
Jamil Jan Kochai is the author of 99 Nights in Logar and The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories, a finalist for the 2022 National Book Award and a winner of the 2023 Aspen Words Literary Prize. His short stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Ploughshares, The O. Henry Prize Stories, and The Best American Short Stories. He teaches creative writing at California State University, Sacramento.
Photo Credit: Jalil Kochai
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Priya Balasubramanian
Priya Balasubramanian is a writer, gastroenterologist, and transplant hepatologist in Sacramento, California. Her non-fiction has appeared on NPR, in Hindustan Times, Scroll.in, Scoundrel Time, and ROAR Magazine; her fiction has been featured in Litro UK. The Alchemy of Secrets (2020, Westland/Tranquebar India) is her debut novel. “Flowers for Kamala,” the story that will be performed at CapLit, first appeared in Litro UK in their Editor’s Pick Story Sunday feature.
Photo credit: Samhita Kumar
Performed By
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Rasamreet Kaur performs “Flowers for Kamala” By Priya Balasubramanian
This is Rasamreet Kaur’s debut with CapLit. A passionate performer with experience in theatre, on-camera work, and film production, she has played Mash in Stupid F**ing Bird at Yuba College Community Theater and the Princess in The Princess Who Couldn’t Laugh at Yuba City High School. Her training includes work at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, Studio 24, and Yuba College. Kaur has worked behind the scenes on independent film sets, gaining experience as a production assistant and extra. She is currently continuing her studies at Yuba College. She also loves Hip-Hop dancing, the ukulele, improvisation, track and field activities, and painting.
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Fatemeh Mehraban performs “Enough” By Jamil Jan Kochai
Fatemeh Mehrabanis a queer Iranian performing artist receiving her Associate of Arts in Theatre from American River College. She has had the privilege of participating in various theatrical productions, ranging from classics to staged readings, devised works, and musicals. Her work combines her passion for performance with her passion for advocacy. She recently received her Bachelor of Science in Geography and Environmental Science from California State University, Northridge. These days, Fatemeh spends most of her time between NorCal and sunny Los Angeles, working on theatre, film, and voiceover!
