"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand"
Director, Performing artist and Scholar of South Asian Cultural Studies
About
Lakshmi Damayanthi
Adjunct Assistant Professor / Actress
Lakshmi Damayanthi Bulathsinghala is an adjunct Assistant Professor who teaches for the Departments of Theatre; Asian and Asian American Studies; Music; and the program Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
Lakshmi is a noted performing artist from Sri Lanka where she has been actively engaged as an actress in theatre, television and film. In 2006 Lakshmi directed, produced and starred in the celebrated play Bera Handa, adapted from Sophocles’s fragmentary play Iqneutae by the veteran Sri Lankan playwright, the late Mr. Bandhula Jayawardena.
Education & Qualifications
My Education
Binghamton University, State University of New York – United States
Doctor of Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Program in Philosophy, Interpretation, and Culture, Spring 2018
Graduate Certificate in Feminist Theory, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Spring 2018
2010
Master of Arts in Theatre (Concentration in Directing)
2003 - 2010
Exhibited internationally and won awards
2010 - 2014
Started teaching sem nibh id elit. Duis sed odio sit amet
2014 - 2020
Illustrator and educator
Performances & Productions
Stage Dramas, Acting
- Nari Bena, dir. & prod. Dayananda Gunawardena, 1986–2002
- Aananda Javanika, dir. & prod. Dayananda Gunawardena, 1986
- Kusa Pabawathi, dir. & prod. Vijaya Nandasiri, 1987
Tele-Dramas, Acting
- Sulaga. Directed by D. B. Nihalsinghe. Tele Cine, 1988
- Dandubasnamanaya. Directed by Jayantha Chandrasiri. Teleview, 1992
- Sasara Bhoomika. Directed by Prasanna Jayakodi. Sirasa TV, 1994
Films - Acting
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Guerilla Marketing
Directed by Jayantha Chandrasiri. Hemantha Welipitiya, 2005 -
Ran Kewita
Directed by Udayakantha Warnasuriya. Dilman Jayaratne, 2007 -
Sikuru Hathe
Directed by Giriraj Kaushalya. Hans Vanstarex, 2007 -
Go Mark No Mark
Directed by Jayaprakash Sivagurunadan. Soma Edirisinghe, 2012 -
Ghara Sarpa
Directed by Jayantha Chandrasiri. Arjuna Kamalanath, 2018 -
Midunu Vishwaya
Directed by Jayantha Chandrasiri. Ruwan Jayasinghe, 2019