Suvendrini Lena is a Canadian neurologist and writer. She is most noted for her theatrical play ''The Enchanted Loom'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
n parents who had left that country during the Sri Lankan Civil War because of their status as a mixed Tamil and
Sinhalese
Sinhala may refer to:
* Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka
* Sinhalese people
* Sinhala language
Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language prima ...
couple. The family moved to Toronto, Ontario, when she was a child.
''The Enchanted Loom'', a play about the enduring psychological effects of the Sri Lankan war, premiered at Toronto's Factory Theatre in 2016, with its cast including
Sam Kalilieh
Sam, SAM or variants may refer to:
Places
* Sam, Benin
* Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso
* Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso
* Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso
* Sam, Iran
* Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place
People and fiction ...
and
Kawa Ada
Kawa Ada (born June 12, 1982) is an Afghan-Canadian actor, writer and producer. He distinguished himself as a stage actor on Broadway and in Toronto before pursuing a career as a film and television actor and a writer. He is also a dancer, a ch ...
. It was published in book form by
Playwrights Canada Press
Playwrights Canada Press is a Canadian publishing house founded in 1984 by the Playwrights Guild of Canada. It was incorporated in 2000 as an independent company.
Notable books
*''The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God'', Djanet Sears ( ...
in fall 2022.
In March 2023 she premiered ''Rubble'', a play inspired by the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish and
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha is a poet, essayist, and translator. She is co-founder of the Institute for Middle East Understanding and the author of three works of poetry: ''Letters from the Interior'' (Diode Editions); the 2018 Washington State Book Award ...