Mind Adventures
Creating stories inspired by Sri Lankan people and events
Inspired by events and people in our country, we are committed to creating and staging original work that explores socio-political concepts in a compelling and engaging manner.
Established in 1999 by Artistic Director Tracy Holsinger, Mind Adventures productions have been supported by Sri Lanka’s Office for National Unity and Reconciliation, The UNFPA, The Neelan Thiruchelvam Trust, the governments of Switzerland and Germany, The British Council and by renowned philanthropist Sunethra Bandaranaike.
Mind Adventures also runs a workshop project that focuses on teaching critical thinking skills, employing drama therapy techniques and creating performances with youth around the country.
Mind Adventures has toured Sri Lanka and India with original productions and has been featured at international arts festivals such as the The Hindu newspaper's Metroplus festival, the Galle Literary Festival and Colomboscope.
Our Team
Tracy Holsinger
Founder & Artistic Director
Tracy is an award-winning director and teacher and a founding member of Mind Adventures. She is a graduate in Drama and Theatre Arts, Goldsmiths College, University of London and is a Drama Examiner for Trinity College, London (UK). Tracy is the recipient of the BUNKA Award for Special Achievement in Theatre and the Sunethra Bandaranaike Trust grant for new theatre-making, amongst other awards. She has worked in several capacities both in Sri Lanka and the UK for companies such as Stoll Moss Theatres, Adventures In Motion Pictures, BBC Radio 4, Stages Theatre Group, Joint Effort, StageLight&Magic Inc, The Workshop Players, The Performing Arts Company and the Jana Karaliya Troupe. Over the years, she has taught Drama and Theatre for IB Diploma Theatre, Edexcel A Level Theatre, Cambridge IGCSE Drama, and has also worked as a visiting lecturer in Theatre at universities and secondary schools in Sri Lanka. Tracy served as curator of the Children’s Programme of the Galle Literary Festival from 2017 - 2019.
Andre Howson
Executive Director
Andre is a writer and an actor. He has performed on stage with Mind Adventures, The Workshop Players, Stagelight & Magic, and Ananda Drama. With Mind Adventures, Andre has worked on original devised theatre, physical theatre, and Forum Theatre. Andre currently works as a Creative Director and Media Consultant leading projects ranging from documentaries to commercial productions, and coaching independent media startups in Asia.
Jonathan Anthony
Company Manager
Jonathan is a singer/songwriter and self-taught musician from Colombo. He holds a graduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Bedfordshire and has worked in stage management on a number of local theater productions over the last few years. His work with Mind Adventures includes working backstage on our forum play 'Consent and Complicity', and running Front of House on 'Strangers in the Night'.
Neha Holsinger-Tennekoon
Design and Communication
Neha is an actor, writer, and stage manager currently completing her Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Alongside her academics, she remains actively involved in theatre, stage managing productions with her university’s theatre group. Having acted and sung from a young age, she has taken part in numerous plays, acting with the Workshop Players and doing backstage work for StageLight&Magic Inc and Mind Adventures in Sri lanka and Stray Theatre in New Zealand. Neha has continued to explore different aspects of performance-making throughout her life. She began her journey with Mind Adventures through photography, videography, editing, backstage work, props, and front-of-house support, and now oversees our social media and box office.
Maanasi Jayawardena
Intern
Maanasi is a first-year student at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura with a strong interest in theatre, particularly in its behind-the-scenes processes. As a former LCite, She was actively involved in inter-house drama competitions, where she co-directed, co-wrote, and performed in productions in 2024.
The Board of trustees
Tehani Chitty (MA Drama and Movement Therapy, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, UK) Tehani’s continuing journey with Mind Adventures began close to 2 decades ago and in that time, she has collaborated, performed in and directed a number of productions. Her most recent work with the company includes, Poison (2026) and an interactive storytelling of The Skelton Woman (2023). Through her private practice as a Dramatherapist, Tehani runs individual sessions for adults and designs and facilitates wellbeing workshops for companies and community organisations.Tehani is committed to supporting people to move into a healthier relationship with themselves, their communities and the world around them. This influences both her work in therapy and in theatre..
Ruvin de Silva is a Colombo based multidisciplinary artist, filmmaker, storyteller, and diver whose work moves across documentary film, photography, theatre, sound, and community arts. Beginning in theatre in 2007, his practice is rooted in human connection, memory, justice, and care. His documentaries, including In Plain Sight and State in Silence, have screened internationally. Deeply connected to the ocean, his work increasingly explores the relationship between people, storytelling, healing, and conservation. He is the founder of Humans of the Ocean and also runs Creative Chaos, a multidisciplinary arts space for children in Colombo.
Brandon Damian Ingram is an actor with 20 years of theatre experience, known also for Deepa Mehta's "Funny Boy" (2020). He is also an author and a proud advocate for the LGBTQ Community in Sri Lanka. Ingram currently serves as the Vice President of Brand Excellence for Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts.
Tracy Jayasinghe is a performer, drama teacher and voice-over artist. She holds a BA in Contemporary Arts, UTAS, Tasmania and training in Physical Theatre at LAMDA, London. Tracy has performed and collaborated in theatre work locally and internationally. Her performances on stage and film include, ‘Gruesome Playground Injuries (2024), Ken B Eniwan’s Story (2023), Tiny Beautiful Things (2022) and Maya' (2019) as well as, 'The Possession’ and ‘Faded Souls’ which were included in the Cannes Short Film Corner. As a teacher, she successfully structured and taught the IGCSE Drama syllabus at Elizabeth Moir School for 5 years. Tracy has worked with Mind Adventures since 2009.
Associated Artists
Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke is an actor, writer and director, and a graduate in Drama and Theatre Arts, Goldsmiths College, London. Arun specializes in Immersive Theatre and has directed numerous Mind Adventures’ productions from 2013-2017. He has worked in London with several devised and immersive performance companies, such as Frantic Assembly, You Me Bum Bum Train and Retz. Arun currently lectures on film at the Academy of Design in Colombo, and is a founding member of the Hot Butter Collective, an artist collective, and Scout, a logistical management company for filming in Sri Lanka.
Lushani “Lulu” Wijesekera is a formally trained hairdresser, certified in Australia since 2006, with years of experience across hair and makeup for every occasion, from stage to everyday glam. She joined the Mind Adventures family in 2021 and has worked on several productions ever since.Versatile, reliable, and genuinely passionate about her craft, Lulu loves working with Mind Adventures, no matter what the brief calls for.
Vindhya Fernando is an actor and director. She received her BA in Theatre and Sociology in 2014 from Suffolk University, Boston. She received her training in performance and has also directed and stage-managed productions whilst working for Company One Theatre and Central Square Theatre in the US. She is also a classically trained singer and holds an Associate Diploma for singing (ATCL) from Trinity College London.