Pratha Nagpal is an emerging director and writer working on unceded Gadigal land. She is a current student at NIDA completing her Masters of Fine Arts (Directing). At NIDA, she has directed a short play in collaboration with ACA (Actors Centre Australia) named Ali by Daniel Keene. She has also directed Ghagra, a bollywood piece for NIDA Kabarett 2022. In collaboration with Triple J, she recently directed a music video for emerging band, Coconut Cream, called What Kind of Music Do You Like To Listen To?. In 2021/22, she wrote, directed, and devised her show माँ की रसोई (Maa Ki Rasoi - My Mother’s Kitchen) at 107 Projects under the ArtsLab residency program by ShopFront. In 2021, she also directed a sold-out season of Rice by Michelle Lee at Sydney University Dramatic Society (SUDS) which is in line with her passion for meaningful storytelling and elevating BIPOC stories. Her previous credits include The Great Escape by Declan Coyle (at SUDS) and two rehearsed readings of Heroes by Katherine Sortini and Unthinkable Timescales by Zachary Sheridan for an ATYP collaboration with SUDS.