Utkarsh R Ajawat

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Playwright at The Cell Theatre
January 1, 2026 - Present
BANG (60min) - Workshop Production
Playwright at The Workshop Theater
January 1, 2023 - Present
FERRY TALE (90min) - Workshop
Playwright at The Workshop Theater
January 1, 2023 - Present
NASTY YATRA (90min) - Staged Reading
Playwright/Workshop Contributor at Pipeline Theatre Company
January 1, 2020 - Present
Two Americans Doing Sketch Comedy - Production
Writer/Workshop Contributor at Cohesion Theatre Company
January 1, 2018 - Present
Here Be Dragons (90min) - Workshop Production
Writer/Preschool Show Creator at Mighty Picnic/Netflix
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Wonderoos (2022-23) - Preschool Show
Writer/Podcaster at Atomic Cartoons/Netflix
January 1, 2022 - Present
Smash Boom Best - Kids’ Comedy Podcast
Television Writer at Fred Rogers/PBS
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022
Alma’s Way (Seasons 1,2) - Television Show
Writer at Wildbrain Spark
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022
Caillou (Seasons 4,5) - Streaming Show
Writer/Podcaster at Story Pirates
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022
Story Pirates Podcast - Kids’ Comedy Podcast
Writers/Collaborator at Nickelodeon
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Unannounced Brainstorm
Artist-in-Residence at ETC: Cell Theatre
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026
Artist-in-Residence 2025-26
Sesame Street Writers’ Room Fellow at Sesame Street
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Fellow

Education

MFA in Playwriting at Brooklyn College
January 11, 2030 - December 11, 2025

Qualifications

Himan Brown Award for Playwriting
January 1, 2023 - December 11, 2025
MacDowell Fellow
January 1, 2024 - December 11, 2025
Lambda Literary Fellow
January 1, 2025 - December 11, 2025
Ma-Yi Writers’ Lab
January 1, 2025 - December 11, 2025
New Victory LabWorks Artist
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025
Kernodle New Play Award Finalist
January 1, 2024 - December 11, 2025
Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference Semifinalist
January 1, 2023 - December 11, 2025
Princess Grace Award Finalist
January 1, 2018 - December 11, 2025
Venturous Award Nominee
January 1, 2024 - December 11, 2025
Sesame Street Writers’ Room Fellow
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education