"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.
"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.
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.
(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.
