Mrityunjay Kumar Prabhakar (born 14 September 1979) is an Indian playwright, theatre director, theatre critic, poet, Assistant Professor of Drama and Theatre Art at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, West Bengal and the recipient of by the government of Bihar in 2012. Practicing theatre and drama since a young age, he has been hailed for his socio-political narratives and minimal stage design.