Puja Lalmalani Resume

Puja Lalmalani

Height:  5í6 || Weight:  110 lbs. || Hair:  Black || Eyes:  Dark Brown || Dress Size:  2  Shoe Size:  10

917-208-2834 (Fax) 630-920-1737 [email protected]

AEA || AFTRA

THEATER 

Production                                Role                                               Theatre

Hair                                           Jeanie                         A.C.T. MFA (dir. Craig Slaight)

A Christmas Carol                    Belle  & Martha         A.C.T. Mainstage (dir.Carey Perloff)

Antigone                                   Antigone                   A.C.T. MFA(dir. Steven Anthony Jones)

The Crucible                              Mary Warren                  A.C.T. MFA(dir. Megs Booker)

On The Bum                             Maud & Lula             A.C.T. MFA(dir. Sheryl Kaller)

The Serpent Woman                 Zemina & Smeraldina    A.C.T.MFA(dir. Randall Stewart)

Caucasian Chalk Circle            Ludovica/Merchant/Chorus   A.C.T MFA/Zeum Theater

Richard III                                 Rivers/Messenger 3       A.C.T. MFA(dir. Domenique Lozano)

Far From the Madding Crowd  Soberness Miller            A.C.T. MFA(dir. Carey Perloff)   

Forensic & the Navigators         Oolan                            A.C.T. MFA(dir. Melissa Smith)

Far Away                                   Hat Parade Ensemble    New York Theatre Workshop(NYC)

Lysistrata                                    Myrrhine                       Theatre for the New City(NYC)

The Girls From the 5 and 10     Amira                             Looking Glass Theatre

Vampire Geishas of Brooklyn   Angela Garrett               The Kraine Theatre(NYC)

FILM/TV

Arya                                          Tina                                     M. Katohora/Jai Mata Prod.     

Indian Fish                                Rashmi(Supporting Role)   M. Gupta/Cin4 Productions

WTC Rebuilding Project PSA  New Yorker                        Dot Giraldi Productions

Sounds of Silence                     Jess                                      Kutam Productions                    

TRAINING

American Conservatory Theatre;  Third-Year Student/M.F.A. Program in Acting

Acting:  Melissa Smith Voice: Jeff Crockett;  Speech: Deb Sussell;  Shakespeare:  Dennis Krausnick & Marco Barricelli;  Movement:  Francine Landes & Priscilla Regalado;  Alex. Tech.:  Frank Ottiwell; Singing:  Peter Maleitzke

Ron Stetsonís Meisner Technique Summer Session & Two-Year Conservatory

Private Coaching:  Jodie McClintock

Voice/Singing:  Barbara Staly, DePaul University;  Gina Silverman

American Globe Theatre, Shakespeare Workshop w/ John Basil

Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting

Voice and Speech: Alithea Hages;  Improvisation:, Noel Wilson;  Movement: Joanne Edelmann;  Scene Study: Chris Grabowski;  Shakespeare: Angela Vitale;  Adler Technique: Betsy Parrish 

Act One Studios, Chicago

Fundamentals of Acting I, Fundamentals of Acting II, Scene Study, & Commercial Technique

Natya Dance Theatre, Chicago

12 years of classical Indian dance and theatre training, Hema Rajagopalan

SPECIAL SKILLS

Languages:  Proficient in Hindi & fluent in Spanish.  Dance: Have toured across the U.S. & India performing the Indian classical dance Bharata Natyam.  Skilled in choreography, Bollywood style, modern, jazz, tap, ballet, hip-hop, African dance and freestyle dance.  Teaching:  Taught drama to third- and fourth-graders.  Also taught Bharata Natyam to adults & kids.  Dialects: Arab, Southern, New York, Spanish, East Indian, Chicago, & British(R.P. & Popular London).  Other: Rollerblading, aerobics, skiing, swimming, running, yoga, & human tricks.

EDUCATION   

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

University of Seville, Seville, Spain, Academic Year Abroad program               

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