A graduate of the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Theatre and Media Studies) at La Trobe University, Lakshmi Ganapathy trained under Dr Bagryana Popov and Damien Millar, working on several shows for the La Mama North 2020 Melbourne Fringe season. Recently, she was part of PONYCAM's Paradise Lots, staged for Darebin FUSE and War-Rak/Banksia Festival in 2021.
Avidly involved with La Trobe Student Theatre since 2018, she played the Clown in The Winter’s Tale (La Mama 2020, DIR: Bob Pavlich), a collaboration with Hong Kong SHAX Theatre Group for AsiaTOPA. She directed, performed in and wrote for the 2019 and 2020 LTU Revue, and directed Tom Basden's There is a War for their 2021 Activate season.
Lakshmi is a passionate arts advocate, helping run various campaigns to protect theatre at La Trobe and speaking at La Mama's Cabaretica. She is also an emerging journalist, creating content for La Trobe University, RMITV and C31.