Veena co-founded & developed the improvisation companies Loose Moose Theatre Company™ (Calgary, Canada) and The Improv Centre (formerly known as The Vancouver TheatreSports League).
She is a 40-year veteran of performing Improv and teaching of Improv, along with her work in scripted plays.
Veena's been a featured performer at many theatre festivals including The Glasgow Comedy Festival, The Vancouver Comedy Festival, and The Winnipeg Comedy Festival.
Veena is the former Co-Artistic director of Vancouver’s improvised show The Life Game©, created by Keith Johnstone.
Veena is a 3 x time Jessie Richardson nominee, A 2x UBCP Award acting nominee, and has won both Jessie and Leo Awards for her acting work.
Selected Theatre Credits
5 At 50, / Ruby Slippers Theatre & Zee Zee Theatre
THE LIFE GAME (Theatrical, & CBC Podcast Radio), Co-Artistic Director & Performer
MY GRANNY THE GOLDFISH, Factory Theatre Toronto
MY GRANNY THE GOLDFISH, Arts Club Theatre
ROMEO AND JULIET, Vancouver Playhouse
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (all-female cast) Havana Theatre / Aaron Craven
WHERE’S MY MONEY, The Beaumont Stage
GLASGOW COMEDY FESTIVALS, Featured Performer, Glasgow
THE MAHARANI, One-Woman Show, Glasgow & Edinburgh Comedy Festival
WOMEN IN THE DIRECTORS’CHAIR, Banff Festival of Arts (4 years)
JAVA LIFE, New Play Centre
EL GRANDE DE COCA COLA, Alberta Theatre Projects
I’LL BE BACK BEFORE MIDNIGHT, Firehall Theatre
MACBETH, Firehall Theatre
2B WUT UR*, Green Thumb / Morris Panych
MAHARANI & THE MAPLE LEAF (One-Woman Show), Firehall Theatre, Fringe 1993 Tour
MIXED BLESSINGS, Alberta, Arts Club Theatre
DELPHIC ORIOLES, Western Canada Theatre
FAIR GAME*, Arts Club Theatre
JULIUS CAESAR, Carousel Theatre
SUSPECT, Vancouver TheatreSports™ League
LOST AND FOUND* Vancouver East Cultural Centre
THE KOMAGATA MARU INCIDENT, Alberta Theatre Projects
SECOND CITY DINNER THEATRE, Second City, Edmonton
THEATRESPORTS (Co-founder), Various, Calgary, New York, Vancouver,
Hong Kong, San Francisco, L.A., London
* Jessie Richardson Award nominee / winner
