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ISABEL MEHTA (Playwright, Co-Director) Isabel Mehta is a writer based in NYC, and How to Trap a Cockroach is her first play. Her writing can be found on her Substack “Everything is Copy” and in “The New Critic,” where she is also an assistant editor. She’d like to thank anyone who has ever read or spoken her words, but especially her parents, her first miracles, who never cut short the bedtime stories. MIRANDA SIMON (Co-Director) Miranda Simon is so excited to co-direct How to Trap a Cockroach. Recent credits include directing Desert Animals and Hand to God at Gallery Players, The Seagull at St. Lydia’s with Solid Flesh Company, and serving as a PA intern for Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks. @miranda.sim / @mirandasimondirects
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MEET THE CAST!!! 🪳🪳 ANUKA SETHI (Tara) Anuka Sethi is an India-born, Dubai-raised, and New York City–based actor. Recent credits include The Thousand and One Nights (La MaMa, directed by Ghina Fawaz), Alexandria (Pop Up! Productions/Dixon Place), The Wolves (SoHo Playhouse), Sightings (Philipstown Depot Theatre, directed by Traci Mariano), and the award-winning short film Hide & Seek (streaming on TasveerTV). BFA: NYU Tisch. anukasethi.com JAY ARORA (Sanath) Jay Arora is newly based in Brooklyn, NY. Prior to that, he spent three years in Washington, DC. He is thrilled to be part of this diverse, collaborative production. Past credits include King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar, Antonio in Twelfth Night, and Tom Snout in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. MALINI SINGH MCDONALD (Sudha) Malini Singh McDonald, a native New Yorker, holds an MFA from the Actors Studio Drama School and an MPA and BA in Theatre Arts and English Literature from Baruch College. Select directing credits include the award-winning Notes from a Narcissistic Negro, the award-winning Daphne and Lakshmi Counts Her Arms and Legs, Torch Song Trilogy, The Colored Museum, and The Wiz (Liberia). Recent acting credits include Alien Anchors and Excavating My Family. Founder of Theatre Beyond Broadway, Malini promotes independent artists and produces works. She is a Woman of Distinction honoree for contributions to media, arts, and culture. PRIYAL SAHAI (Indira) Priyal Gupta Sahai is a New York City–based actor and director. Recent credits include Nina in The Seagull (Playwrights Horizons), Casca in Julius Caesar (SITS), and Count Vronsky in Anna Karenina: a riff (Notch Theater Co.). She is honored to be a part of this South Asian story and beautiful cast. BFA: NYU Tisch ‘26. SHAMAR JAMES (Mookie Wilson/Vin Scully) Shamar James is an actor and screenwriter based in NYC. His recent theatre credits include Last Days of Downtown at the Center for Theatre Research and Henry IV, Part I for the Foul Fiend Theatre Troupe in Brooklyn. His upcoming credits include a starring role in the short film Giant Hearts, releasing later this year. He would like to thank the entire cast and crew of How to Trap a Cockroach f
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Hi everyone! It’s Isabel. Over the last year I wrote and developed my first play, “How to Trap a Cockroach,” an absurd comedy about a girl named Tara who goes back in time in her family apartment in Elmhurst, Queens to meet her 12 year-old dad during the 1986 Mets World Series. I wrote this play because I wanted to give others a little dose of magic and a chance to remember that anything can become something beautiful at the end of the day. The show is going up at The Chain’s Summer One-Act Festival in just a few weeks!! Thank you for considering a donation (linked in bio), contributions will go towards compensating the cast and crew, rehearsal space, and props and costumes. Every little bit truly helps. Much love, and see you at the theater (tickets also in bio!!) Go Mets (and Knicks)!
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THANK YOU to Frayed Knot @frayedknotcollective for the opportunity to stage a reading of How To Trap a Cockroach on Father’s Day. A play about dads and the Mets was only fitting to share after the last few weeks… KNICKS IN 5 WOOHOOO Check out @eleusisartsfestival for more updates on Frayed Knot’s summer programming!!
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OFFICIAL POSTER DROP!! We’re thrilled to announce that “How to Trap a Cockroach” will be going up at The Chain’s One-Act Summer Festival on July 16, 22, and 25!! We’re THRILLED that our friends at Jwala Productions are producing, and we’re also so thankful to Frayed Knot for their support in development. Ticket link in bio 🪳🪳 more info coming soon on cast and crew…
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The journey to Eleusis has officially begun! Thank you to everyone who came out our reading of How to Trap A Cockroach! Couldn’t be there today? You have two more chances to see it at the Chain in July and at Eleusis on August 27th! Next stop… Original Development Reading, About Town 📍 Court Square Theater 📅 June 25 🕣 7:30-9:30 Reservation link in bio! #newplay #thingstodonyc #eleusis #journeytoeleusis #newtheater
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🚇 FIRST STOP: ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT READING 🚇 What starts with a cockroach infestation becomes a time-bending journey back to Queens in 1986, the night of Game 6 of the World Series. How to Trap a Cockroach by Isabel Mehta is a heartfelt, funny, and unexpected story about family, memory, and what it means to find your way home. Join us for our first original development reading: 📍 Abrons Arts Center – Studio G05 📅 Sunday, June 21 🕑 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Reserve your tickets on Eventbrite and come take the journey with us. #JourneyToEleusis #HowToTrapACockroach #EleusisArtsFestival #NewPlayDevelopment #NYCTheatre QueensStories OffOffBroadway TheaterInNYC
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MEET THE CAST! These wonderful artists hold all the secrets… EVA’S EYE begins FEBRUARY 5TH at The Flea Theater. LINK IN BIO FOR TICKETS
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ITS FINALLY TIME. Eva’s Eye staged reading goes up at The Flea February 5th through 7th! Join us as we tell the story of a woman with secrets behind her eyes… how long can she hold them close to home? GO TO LINK IN BIO FOR TICKETS February 5 - 7:00pm February 6 - 7:00pm February 7 - 2:00pm Written by T. Alexandra Holloman @iiiamalexandra Directed by Kamilah Mariam @theanemicshawty A Co-Production by Jwala Productions and viBe Theater Experience @jwalaproductions @vibetheater Presented at The Flea Theater @thefleatheater Poster by @isha.lal
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Indulge in the Freeman Family’s secrets with us. Coming February 2026, the staged reading that will expose all. #evaseye #blacktheatre #playreading #nyctheatre #play
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Before we close up shop for Alien Anchors, a big thank you from our creative team to everyone who came out to support our showcase and the ongoing efforts happening at the @artistic_freedom_initiative. Your presence filled the space with so much love and community! Thank you to @caveatnyc for hosting us, our wonderful cast for taking such good care of these stories, and our crew who helped bring the entire vision to life! More to come soon but until then, much gratitude to have shared Alien Anchors with all of you♥️ Graphic Designer: @isha.lal #nyc #theatre #southasian #acting #immigration #storytelling #showcase #immigrationrights #immigrationstories
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