D’Lo

D’Lo is a queer/transgender Tamil-Sri Lankan-American whose work ranges from solo theater, stand-up comedy, plays, poetry/spoken word to digital content and films.

While he’s known for his comedic flair and character acting, he has been featured in many works that showcase his dramatic skills. His solo shows Ramble-Ations, D’FunQT, D’FaQTo Life and To T, or not To T have been presented/toured theaters & festivals nationally via grants, and as commissioned work – the latest will be presented at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Summer 2022. In his performances, D’Lo demonstrates the power of storytelling as healing praxis, and particularly for QTPOC.

As an artist/cultural worker, his work has also been published and/or written about in academic journals, literary anthologies, and print/online journalism sources including: The Guardian, NBC, The Advocate. He was invited to be a commentator on CNN and in Buzzfeed & Fusion videos. The award-winning documentary PERFORMING GIRL centers his queerstory as a trans performer/artist.

As a mental health advocate, he facilitates writing/performance & comedy workshops with QTBIPOC community-based organizations, and college students. He created the “Coming Out, Coming Home” workshop series for South Asian and/or Immigrant LGBTQ Organizations across the nation.

He co-conspires and utilizes art as a means for social justice advocacy and was recently awarded 2 fellowships (Artist Disruptors and USC Civic Media Fellowship funded via MacArthur foundation) with the intention to create more QTBIPOC digital content/tv/film in the world.