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Chronicle, by Robert Hurwitt,
Chronicle Theater Critic on HIJRA
“Crisply played by Sukanya Sarkar”
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Vampire Lesbians
Begum Sumroo
The Patient/Delusions
Destiny's Say
Crossroads
The Sorcerer
Aniket
Tatha Kuru
Contact Sukanya at : sukanya@aynakus.com
Age Ranges
31-40 , 41-55, 56+
Playable Ethnicities
African-American, Asian (Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi, Srilankan), Middle-Eastern, Hispanic
Theater
Hijra - Indira - New Conservatory Theater, San Francisco - Dir. Andrew Nance
Umrao Jaan Ada - The Writer - Magic Theater, San Francisco - Dir. Vidhu Singh
Rebel Courtesan Begum Sumroo - Zulekha - Project Artaud Theater, San Francisco - Dir. Vidhu Singh
Vagina Monologues - Various Monologues - Hoover Theater, San Jose - V-Day Feb 2007
Rabbit Hole - Izzy - Woodside Performing Arts Center, Woodside - Dir. Dheepa Ramanujam
The Other Side - Dr. Rosa - International House, Berkeley - Dir. Bhardwaj Puddapedi
The Sorcerer (musical) - Chorus - Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University, Palo Alto- Prod. by Stanford Savoyards
Tatha Kuru (Sanskrit/Hindi) - Draupadi - West Valley College, Saratoga - Dir. Sujit Saraf
On The Show - Suppressed Muslim woman - Mehraan Restaurant, Fremont - Prod. by FOSA
Ron (Bengali/English) - Dr. Sen - Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto - Dir. Sambit Basu
Seeds and Flowers - Anjali - Ohlone Collage Auditorium, Fremont - Dir. Dheepa Ramanujam
War Harvest (staged reading) - Geeta - Exit Theater, San Francisco - Dir. Julian Lopez-Morillas
Small World (staged reading) - Thelma/Waitress - Gaia Arts Theatre, Berkeley- Dir Robert Fields
Sleeping Beauty or Coma and Vampire Lesbians of Sodom- Anthea Arlo/Renee/Tracy - StageWerx, San Francisco- Dir David Stien
An Evening of Monologues- My Angry Vagina - Montclair School Auditorium, Danville- Dir Lynn Goodwin
House of Blue Leaves- Little Nun - Role Players Ensamble, Village Theater, Danville- Dir Margeret Abbot
Film
The Patient - Schizophrenic patient - Dir. Edward Lau - EKW Associates LLC Production
Destiny's Say - Malini (lead) - Dir. Vic Singh - Mayaflix Production
Threads - Anjali (lead) - Dir. Vic Singh - Mayaflix Production
The Tracks - Aneeta (supporting) - Dir. Swati Dubey - Student film
Crossroads - Sonia (supporting) - Dir. Sandeep Dey - Mayaflix Production
Sunset - Malini Asoke (supporting) - Dir. Dheepa Ramanujam- Krea Creation Production
Noor - Wajda (supporting) - Dir. Mahin Z. Ibrahim - Scary Cow Production
Ammi - Ammi (Title role) - Dir. Ephantis Nazinga
Commercial/Corporate/TV
WebEx - For stock photo library - photographer Timmothy Shannord
Sulekha.com - Pilot (corporate promo) - Dir. Pranab Bhowmik
The Level Playing Field Institute- Short video monologue- focusing on workplace unfairness
Genral Dynamic Training video-Layaco Media,Carol Gancia-Producer
Choreography
Hijra - New Conservatory Theater, San Francisco - Bollywood style
Sultana Daku (Hindi) - CSU East Bay Theater, Hayward - Folk Indian style
Radio/Voice over
96.1 FM - Ek Bahar, radio play (Hindi) - voice of Kamli Chachi
96.1 FM - Uphaar, Indian Musical Show - Host/Co-host
96.1 FM - Ad jingles - voice of a child - voice of a matured woman - voice of a Gujrathi woman
Parikriya- Children dance drama - voice of river Ganges
Interra Information Technologies - voice of corporate telephone greeting
Various plays, community shows - announcer on stage
Training
Fundamentals of Acting - Stanford Continuing Studies- Coach, Kay Kostopoulos
Other
Speak fluent English (in American, East Indian, Cockney, British accents), Hindi, Bangla, Punjabi and Urdu.
Basic Training in Kathak (Indian Classical dance). Can choreograph and dance in Bollywood style OR Indian Semi Classical style.
Basic training in Indian folk songs.
Can user interface design and visual design for web 2.0 applications.
Can paint (walls and canvas), take professional photographs, graphic design, illustrate children books and cook butter chiken masala.
