Geeta Citygirl

Geeta Citygirl
Born
Geeta Chopra

(1971-10-06) October 6, 1971
New York City, New York
OccupationsStage, television actress, director, producer

Geeta Citygirl (born October 6, 1971) is an actress, dancer, director, producer and the founder and artistic director of SALAAM, the first South Asian American theatre, arts and film company in the USA.[1] Based in New York City, the theatre company was started in the year 2000. SALAAM Theatre and Geeta Citygirl received the SAMA Award for Excellence in Theater in June 2005.[2]

Theater

In 2012, she was nominated for "Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play Female" by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle for her performances in The Old Globe's production of Ayub Khan-Din's RAFTA, RAFTA. 

Graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the City College of New York.

She was part of the cast of The Signature Theatre Company's world-premiere production of Charles Mee's Queens Boulevard (the musical) to rave reviews. Other works include: Serendib at the Ensemble Studio Theater. The Wound at LaMama. Democracy in Islam at Theater for the New City.

In 1999, Geeta Citygirl directed the American premiere of the controversial play, A Touch of Brightness by Partap Sharma at Harlem's Aaron Davis Hall. She also directed Rabindranath Tagore's Karna and Kunti as well as Badal Sircar's And Indrajit. A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts NY and the City College of New York (CCNY), she was born and raised in New York. NY Stage credits include La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, Theater for the New City, and Ensemble Studio Theatre.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Geeta Citygirl - A Success Story". South Asian Outlook. October 2002. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  2. ↑ "The Non-Profit Spotlight: Geeta Citygirl of SALAAM Theatre". The Cultural Connect. 2006-10-24. Archived from the original on 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  3. ↑ Pincus-Roth, Zachary (2007-04-04). "EST's Drama-Puppetry Hybrid Serendib Opens April 4". Playbill. Retrieved 2008-02-08.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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