Radhika Rao, Ed.D.
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"When Radhika steps on stage… her eyes and the brightness of her face light up the scene.  Her energy is dynamic, the strength and delivery of her voice brings life into the characters she's portraying.  She's the kind of performer that learns at every moment, takes in theatrical advise, and explores the motivation of the characters and the intention of each scene… a directors delight! She truly gets the power of storytelling and how her artistry serves the listener and the community"- Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo,  Eth-noh-tec Asian American Storytelling Company.

"Radhika is gracious, intelligent, and supportive femproviser! She is present in the moment and freakin' hilarious"- Leela Improv Artist.

Radhika's talent as an actor is exceeded only by her enthusiasm and passion for finding the truth in her character and the story we were telling the audience. I am proud of her work on that production, and my only regret is that I live so far from seeing her performances or working with her on a regular basis.- Dr. Stephen Rupsch, Director of Theatre Studies, St. Norbert College (De Pere, WI)

"Thank you for bringing Jane to life in MY VISIT TO AMERICA. You gave her a quiet dignity that made the most of what she could be in such a dreadful life situation".- Charles Belov, Playwright. 

"Radhika is enthusiastic, supportive, intelligent, funny, caring, and a true lover of all things theatrical. She has a vast and varied amount of theatre and teaching experience and, in my opinion,  is an asset to any theatre project".- Koly McBride, Artistic Director/Creator, Paper Wing Theatre, Monterey.
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Radhika Rao

(Non AEA)

(617) 680-6481

radhikarao77@gmail.com

Ethnicity: South Asian

5’3”, 135 lbs

977 S. Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110

Upcoming: Radhika plays Lady Macbeth in Arabian Shakespeare Festival's "Tragedy of Macbeth"

THEATRE (Selected)
A DREAM PLAY                               Various                          Cutting Ball Theatre (Dir: Rob Melrose)

RICKSHAW GIRL                               Rashida/Woman           Bay Area Children's Theatre (Dir: Vidhu Singh)


THE TWENTIETH WIFE                     Narrator                        Farah Kathak Dance (Dir: Matthew Spangler)

FlASHPLAYS                                     Various                          Playwrights' Foundation (Dir: Rem Myers)

MOBY DICK                                      Various                           Word For Word (Dir: Rosie Hallett)

DEPARTURE                                     Jen                                  Olympians Festival (Dir: Tonya Narvaez)


THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH                Mammoth(Ensemble)   Douglass Morrison Theatre (Dir: Susan Evans)

PAN                                                    MISS BEAUMONT          Olympians Festival (Dir: Stuart Bousel)

TAMER TAMED                                  COUNTRY WIFE             SF Shakespeare Festival (Dir: Rebecca Ennals)

COCK                                                  W.                                  New Conservatory Theatre  (Dir: Stephen Rupsch)

JULIUS CAESAR                                   PORTIA                          Festival Theatre Ensemble  (Dir: Bruce De Lesdernier)      

PIRATES OF PORT ROYAL                  SMYKE (Pirate)             Festival Theatre Ensemble  (Dir: Bruce De Lesdernier)

MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE            TANIA                             New Conservatory Theatre Center (Dir: Andrew Nance)

JULIUS CAESAR                                   BRUTUS (Alt)                SF Shakes Educational Tour (Dir: Stephen Muterspaugh)

RICHARD III                                         BRACKENBURY             SF Shakes (Parklet series)  (Dir: Rebecca Ennals)

BURQAVAGANZA                                HASEENA                      RasaNova Theatre/Brava (Dir: Vidhu Singh)

YONI KI BAAT                                       ENSEMBLE                   South Asian Sisters/Narika SF 

PASHTO DREAMS                                 AWESTA                       Greenhouse/SFSU Creative Arts

KISS THE PRIUS/TRUE MEDUSA          VARIOUS                       Leela Improv (SF)

ROAR IMPROV                                     VARIOUS                       ROAR Improv (San Diego)

WRITING ON THE RAILS                       BLOGGER                      Theater Alive (San Diego)

IN THE GROUP ROOM                          PROFESSOR                   Encinitas Theatre Consortium

AN AMERICAN BRAT                             ZAREEN                        SAATH Theatre (Boston)


TWELFTH NIGHT                                    VIOLA                           NYU Theatre Education Festival

(Does not include Theatre Work done in India prior to 2003. Information available on request).

DIRECTOR:
Youth Aware: "Cootie Shots" at the New Conservatory Theatre Center. Spring 2016
24 Hr Playwrights Festival, Original play by Susan Jackson. 
SF Shakespeare Festival Upstart Crows' "Richard III"

SUSTAINED THEATRE-RELATED WORK:

Resident Artist, SF Shakespeare Festival

Storyteller, Eth-noh-tec Asian American Storytelling Company

Director, YouthAware, "Cootie Shots", Conservatory Theatre Center.

Director/Actor/Reader:  Playwrights Center, San Francisco: 24-hr Playwrights Fest/Developmental Reading Series

Actor/Reader: SF Playwrights’ Foundation ("Flashplays"), Contra Costa CivicTheatre ("Without Walls" by Jessie Bear, Dir: Dustin Trabert), ReproRights 2016 (Dir: Laylah Muran De Assereto). 


Co-Founder, Improvisor: Colorized Improv/Colorized Letters

Improviser, Leela Improv; Producer, Femprov Fest’14 (Leela Improv)

Theater Teaching Artist (SF Shakespeare Festival, New Conservatory Theatre Center, San Carlos Children’s Theater, Young Audiences of Northern California, Fogg Theatre).

Playwright (Improv Sketch/Monologues/One-Act Plays)

Standardized Patient (UCSF, Stanford, Samuel Merritt), Standardized Client (California Western School of Law)



FILM, TELEVISION, COMMERCIAL, & WEB

ANTIPRISM/VESSEL XII                       GUEST                              DeYoung Museum Residency Video

JULAAB GANG (ANJU/MANJU)            LEAD                                 JAM productions/Webisode


JACKERY (Commerical)                        EXTRA                             Beta Videography, SF            

UBU ROI                                                LEAD (MA UBU)              Web Film- Max Fischer Players

REPARATIONS (AUDIO)                       GUEST                              Audio Drama- Sonic Movies

KHULLUAM KHULLA                            GUEST                              Television Series- India

ZINDAGI AISI BHI HAI                          GUEST                              Television Series—India

HIV AWARENESS FILM                         GUEST                             Short Film-  Riverbanks Studio-India

THE WALK                                             LEAD                               Student Film- Jamia Millia Islamia University, India

LIGHT                                                    LEAD                                Student Film-  Jamia Millia Islamia University, India



SPECIAL SKILLS, TRAINING:

Improv Comedy, Improvisational Singing (Alto), Storytelling, Process Drama, Meisner Technique, Alexander Voice, Theatre of the Oppressed, Theatre in Education, Hindi/Urdu speaker, Conversational Spanish. Recent Accents performed: British, Arabic, Indian.


 

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