Cara Vaitilingam
Director Performer FacilitatorCara Vaitilingam (she/her) is a director, performer and facilitator born and raised in Bristol with Sri Lankan and Italian-American roots.
She is interested in work that explores the complexity of our identities and celebrates what makes us human. Cara is drawn to stories that are exuberant, sensitive and alive. She is especially interested in musical theatre and new plays.
Cara currently works full-time in the National Theatre's Learning department, where she works with adults and young people on workshops, training and talks. She also hosts I Found My Island, a musical theatre open mic night which she founded in 2024.
Credits
FOUNDER/HOST, I Found My Island, various, regular, 2024DIRECTOR, Train of Thought, Golden Goose Theatre (Flawstate Scratch Night), 1 night, 2023
DIRECTOR, Dead Outdoorsy, Drayton Arms Theatre, 2 nights, 2023
CO-DIRECTOR, A Pigment of Your Imagination, Pleasance Theatre (Futures Festival), 2 nights, 2022
ADMINISTRATIVE PRODUCER/TOUR MANAGER, Khameleon Productions, 10 months, 2021-2022
FOUNDER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER, Curtain Up in Crisis, online, 13 weeks, 2020
DIRECTOR, From Here to Eternity, Bloomsbury Theatre (University College London), 3 nights, 2018
DIRECTOR, Cabaret, University College London, 1 night, 2018
Location
LondonExperience
1-2 years
Art forms / Disciplines
- Film - short
- Music
- Theatre / Live perfomance
What I do
- Devising
- Directing
- Facilitating
- Music - Can learn by ear
- Music - Can Read
- Music - Plays Instruments
- Music - Singing
- Music Composition
- Performing
- Producing
- Site Responsive/Immersive
- Teaching / Coaching
- Theatre making
- Working with young people
- Workshopping & Development
- Writing
Additional Languages
Spanish
