Press Coverage
" Purva Bedi is seductive and elusive as Esmeralda."
on Ten Blocks on the Camino Real
" The expressive Bedi shines, playing multiple customer-service characters, notably a hilariously inexperienced phone-sex operator. She brings new meaning to E.M. Forsters exhortation : Only connect."
on There or Here
" Purva Bedi is charming as a professional gypsy virgin."
Ten Blocks on the Camino Real
" ...a computer-repair help line, a phone-sex line, even a fast-food order window. ..Purva Bedi nicely handles several of these roles. These encounters provide both comic relief and context..."
There or Here
" In particular, Bedi has a riveting presence as a restlessly physical creature who holds hostage a large chunk of the mystery in her heart and bed."
on My Wandering Boy
"...the evocative and occasionally purple poetry of longing [is] beautifully delivered by Purva Bedi as Sally "
on My Wandering Boy
" Sally Wright (Purva Bedi), Emmett's younger and feistier lover, is more overtly angry. She slept with his friend Rooster (John Cabrera), the buddy who now has custody of his dog, out of a morass of only partly conscious vindictive feelings. In one of the play's more memorable speeches, she wrestles with her frustration and guilt: You know there's all this great stuff in there, and occasionally, you get a peek at it, just big enough to keep you wanting more; a question no one else has asked you before, a sweet note, a look, a hug that lasts longer than you thought it would. But he won't let you have the rest, and you begin to hate him for hoarding the good stuff ... "
on My Wandering Boy
" Bedi runs the gamut between philosophical acceptance and seething outrage "
on My Wandering Boy
" Purva Bedi is a shining exception: She's got star quality to burn. "
on American Desi
" Purva Bedi, an emerging actress whose star shines bright. "
on E.R.
" ....the sexy, defiant daughter, Meenah (Purva Bedi) "
on East is East
" Purva Bedi [has] developed an organic synchronicity "
on East is East
" ...a velvety half-voice by Purva Bedi's luscious presence "
on These Very Serious Jokes
" the most striking performance by Purva Bedi. Reveling in subtlety and introspection, but having far and away the least to do, Bedi comes across as not only down-to-earth, but likable. You feel for her. "
on Bad Women