Patravadi Mejudhon
Patravadi Mejudhon, the founder and artistic director of Patravadi Theatre in Bangkok, is an award-wining actress, a playwright-director-producer, a well-respected mentor, and an advocate for cultural policy in Thailand. Trained in Thai classical dance and singing since she was a child, Mejudhon furthered her training in western style of theatre and dance with various schools and masters in England, New York and Canada. Patravadi experiments the fusion of traditional Thai elements with contemporary theatre presentation techniques and creates her signature style contemporary Thai theatre. She also uses theatre to promote the understanding of Buddhist principles and founded the Dhamma Theatre Foundation under the patronage of His Holiness The Supreme Patriarch.
Her dedication and commitment in the development of Thai performing arts has won her the prestigious “Golden Sithi Tada Award” from HRH Princess Sirindhorn. Her works have been invited to represent Thailand in many international occasions. Her latest project, Vic Hua Hin, is a large scale comprehensive arts complex that houses the Patravadi High School Hua Hin, a school that teaches normal curriculum with a creative approach.