Theatre critic, John Patrick Gallagher says (in his review of Democracy in Islam), The rouser spot is a monologue by Geeta Citygirl that cuts through the creative in a very straightforward presentational manner and lays it for you -- chapter and verse. And she delivers it with poise and pathos. Her performance is so strong and convincing that even you, Mr. President or John Ashcroft might finally get it.
Proud member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and Actor's Equity Association (AEA).
STAGE (acting) credits include Vinitha/Tulip in David Zellnik's SERENDIB (Ensemble Studio Theatre, Carlos Armesto, dir.), Sister Alphonse in Paul Knox's Kalighat (Baruch Performing Arts Center), Anuvab Pal's Love, Life and EBITDA (Shilarna Stokes, dir.- Epic Theatre Center), Sharbari Ahmed's Raisins Not Virgins (Ed Gould Plaza, Hollywood, CA), Rivka Solomon's That Takes Ovaries (AIR Gallery), NAATCO's production of Archibald MacLeish's Air Raid (Stephen Stout, dir.- HERE Arts Mainstage), Bina Sharif's Democracy in Islam (Theater for the New City), Artie in Lee Blessing's Eleemosynary (Producers Club), the lead of Maria in David Willinger's The Wound (LaMaMa, ETC),Theater for the New City's The Trail of Tears, Julio-Alexi Genao's The Happiness Proxy (Lower East Side Tenement Museum), Jeet Thayil's Monkey Mine (Locus Media Gallery), Mahesh Dattani's Thirty Days in September, and a host of plays at Harlem's Aaron Davis Hall including: Lady Beatrice in Kate D. Levin's production of William Davenant's 1662 play The Law Against Lovers, Mikael Meskanen's production of Jarod Gibson's The Intern, Angela in Carlo Gozzi's classic The King Stag, Telusa in John Lyly's comedy Gallathea, and Eugene Nesmith's production of Charlie Russell's Five on the Black Hand Side.ÊShe is also often seen bringing her cold reading skills to her performances in staged readings.
FILM (acting) credits include Findig Priya a Prom Date (D. Garrett Nantz, dir.), Playing Doctor (Jazzmyn Banks, dir.), From Within (Qentertainment & Films), The Seduction of Shaitoo Shaitan (Meera Menon, dir. - Channel Ego productions), Blue Collar Sista (Dorothy Griffin, dir - CCNY), Switching Symbols (Dev Viswanath, dir - NYFA), Brooklyn/Everyday People (Jim McKay - HBO Films), and voiceovers for several movies and commercials.
TV (acting) credits include Law and Order: Criminal Intent (Alex Zakrzewski, Director - NBC), Avant Garde Fresh Video (DMBJ Productions - weekly show - MNN).
HOSTING: Citygirl is invited to use her skills and personality to serve as host and/or master of ceremonies for a number of events in the Asian-American/South Asian/Indian community here in the tristate area. She has acted as emcee at numerous events including CAPA's Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival at Union Square Park, Nassau County's Indian American Night at Eisenhower Park's Lakeside Theatre, The Town of North Hempstead's Deepavali Celebration at Manhasset's Town Hall, The Diasporadics Festival at AAWW, SALAAM 3rd Mondays (since the year 2000, she hosts this monthly salon), The Annual Tagore Festival, The CUNY Theatre Festival, and many more places.
HONORS: Guest Speaker at the 2002 CCNY Honors Convocation (previous speakers include author Walter Mosley and actor Richard Schiff of TV's The West Wing). And at the inaugural South Asian Media Awards (SAMA's), she took home the Recognition in Theatre award.
GRADUATE: the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) in New York, The City College of New York (CCNY), the Cultural Arts Center in Syosset, NY (dance department) and W. Tresper Clarke in Westbury, NY.
SHORT BIO - Geeta Citygirl is a graduate of both the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and CCNY where she established herself as a creative juggernaut to be reckoned with. Her credits span a glitteringly dissimilar array of thematic elements and inspired energies.ÊWith a mission to connect all people and link all the arts in the spirit of progressive solidarity, Citygirl founded SALAAM Theatre (the first professional South Asian American theatre/arts company). It is as Artistic Director of SALAAM that she has found every opportunity to express her personal and creative ideals: art as a catalyst for change, in every arena, from the political to the spiritual. www.SALAAMtheatre.org
