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“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door”

|Milton Berle

Almitra (She/Her) is an International Persian-Pakistani, performing artist, writer, composer and independent producer currently based in Karachi, Pakistan. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music (Music Theatre) from the Australian Institute of Music. Almitra began her theatre journey in Pakistan, where she worked on productions such as Ira Levin's "Death Trap" and Nida Butt's musical "Grease." Almitra pursued her passion for theater and film by studying special effects makeup, which deepened her knowledge of the craft. She returned to Pakistan to direct and produce her first music video, which featured her own original music and lyrics.

Almitra’s theatre credits include Fiddler on the Roof (Willoughby Theatre Company) & Kinky Boots (Packemin Production). She was also part of the Feminist Comedy show ‘Tough Titties’ as a featured musical artist. Her screen credits include, a short film, ‘Red Lantern’ (Noah Films, Supporting Female Lead) & 'IF/WHEN' (AZ, Voice-Over Artist)

​She has also composed and written music for various projects, including "The Breaths in Between" with Eleven O Clock Theatre and is currently developing her own musical, "Aaliyah." Almitra premiered her autobiographical show "Blacklisted" at the Hayes Theatre, which addresses the urgent and important issues of displacement of home, racial profiling, and immigration, which then torued inter-state and performed to a SOLD-OUT season.She recently brought that show to Pakistan in Karachi(her home-town) and Lahore to some more SOLD OUT crowds. Her other writing credits include a new play 'For the Love of Paper' that premiered at KXT on Broadway (Sydney). 

Almitra is a resident artist with Echoes of Karoonjhar, preserving Pakistan’s cultural heritage, and with Saffron, supporting women in music production. Almitra is also joining the Qalambaaz Cohort 2025 to develop her first feature film.