(they/he) is a transmasc playwright, lighting designer, and multidisciplinary artist interested in spirals.
Eka’s writing, lighting, and performance work has appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe, East to Edinburgh at 59E59, La Mama as part of Poetry Electric, the Tank, the Chain, Colorado College, Downtown Arts; in print and online journals, feature and short films, play festivals, experimental musical albums, and more.
They are also a technical collaborator with the New York Neo-Futurists, design lights, sound, and video for the theater company at the Second City in Brooklyn.
They are the 2025 winner of the Goldberg Playwriting Prize, a 2025-2026 Leap of Faith artist at the Lucille Lortel Theater, and a 2025 FABnyc LES Young Artists of Color fellow.
Eka is also one of the co-founders of the publishing collective Active Chapter, which has hosted events and workshops with Hive Mind Books, Rash NYC, and the University Settlement Society. Through the collective, Eka has worked to put out multiple publications including the recurring series, Trans Opinions Periodically.
Eka also teaches and helps run programs to teach young children how to read.
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