Reena Shah - resume


REENA SHAH REENA SHAH SAG · AFTRA· EQUITY REEL AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST HAIR COLOR: Black EYE COLOR: Brown HEIGHT: 5’5½” WEIGHT: 125 lbs. VOICE: ALTO, RASPY FILM ------------------------ “ASHES” Role: CHANDINI AJAY NAIDU, Director ------------------------ “SITA SINGS THE BLUES” Role: SITA (VOICE) NINA PALEY, Director ------------------------ “THE GOLDEN DOOR” Role: TICKET AGENT DAVID M. ROSENTHAL, Director ------------------------ “INSIDE MAN” Role: JOYNAL ABDIN SPIKE LEE, Director ------------------------ “STAY UNTIL TOMORROW” Role: SHEILA LAURA COLELLA, Director ------------------------ “EVERY DOG’S DAY” Role: SAMIRA ANDY BISCONTINI, Director ------------------------ “FOLLOWING BLISS” Role: ABBY CLEVE LAMISON, Director ------------------------ “THE GURU” Role: HINDI DANCER DAISY MAYER, Director ------------------------ “AMERICAN CHAI” Role: SEJAL ANURAG MEHTA, Director TELEVISION ------------------------ LATE NIGHT with CONAN O’BRIEN PRINCIPAL IN SKIT WITH CONAN NBC ------------------------ LIPSTICK JUNGLE BOLLYWOOD DANCER NBC ------------------------ THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART BOLLYWOOD DANCER WITH AASIF MANDVI COMEDY CENTRAL
THEATRE THEATRE ------------------------ JOURNEYS: A Monologue Series Role: MUKHTARAN MAI Theater: LA MAMA, E.T.C. New York City EVAN YIONOULIS, Director ------------------------ 365 DAYS/365 PLAYS PRINCIPAL PUBLIC THEATER/DESIPINA & COMPANY REHANA MIRZA, Director ------------------------ MARRYING NANDINI Role: MOTHER GREEN LIGHT PRODUCTIONS ELIZABETH LEVY, Director ------------------------ THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES WOMAN #3 ARTHUR SEELEN THEATRE ADAM ROEBUCK, Director ------------------------ KALIGHAT SISTER MARIA/SODASI NAGELBERG THEATER/BARUCH Performing Arts Center/IAAC PAUL KNOX, Director ------------------------ THE TEMPEST Role: ARIEL (On Rollerblades) DISHA THEATRE/Producers Club MAY JOSEPH, Director NOTABLE STAGED READINGS ------------------------ SEVEN :: A Documentary Play Role: MUKHTARAN MAI Diane Von Furstenberg Presents SEVEN at the 2008 Women’s Forum DEAUVILLE, France CULTURE PROJECT, 2008 Women Center Stage Series Evan Yionoulis, Director ------------------------ THE MISSIONARY POSITION Role: CHEEKA WORKSHOP THEATRE COMPANY PETER BLOCH, Director ------------------------ MERCHANT ON VENICE Role: NOORANI THE LARK THEATRE CO. & INDO-AMERICAN ARTS COUNCIL Shishir Kurup, Director ------------------------ THAT’S THE NOISE Role: MONICA DISHA THEATRE Nisha Ganatra, Director
VOICE-OVERS VOICE-OVERS NARRATION, PROMOS, ANIMATION VOICES & COMMERCIALS ------------------------ A DREAM IN DOUBT (Documentary) NARRATION (voice) PBS “Independent Lens” DOCUMENTARY FILM BY TAMI YEAGER ------------------------ SITA SINGS THE BLUES SITA (voice) ANIMATED FEATURE FILM BY NINA PALEY Winner of the 2008 Gotham Independent Film Award for* Best Feature Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You* DANCE & MUSIC VIDEOS ------------------------ CHASHAMA’S OASIS Dance Festival SOLO PERFORMANCE CHASHAMA’S WINDOWS SPACE 217 E. 42nd STREET, NYC ------------------------ SITA SINGS THE BLUES SOLO DANCER ANIMATION FEATURE FILM BY NINA PALEY 2006 Guggenheim Fellowship ------------------------ AGORA II PRINCIPAL DANCER NOEMIE LAFRANCE, DIRECTOR Sens Production; McCarren Park Pool ------------------------ DJ REKHA’s Basement Bhangra NYC SOLO DANCER and Dance Instructor CENTRAL PARK SUMMERSTAGE 2006 HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM SOBs ------------------------ SUGABABES PRINCIPAL DANCER ISLAND RECORDS, (“UGLY” video) ------------------------ MY PET DRAGON/TODD MICHAELSEN SOLO DANCER LIVE SHOWS ------------------------ UNITED NATIONS SOLO PERFORMANCE RAINBOW ROOM Temple of Understanding’s Hollister Awards ------------------------ TAPOVAN SOLO PERFORMANCE NORMANDY, FRANCE
CHOREOGRAPHY CHOREOGRAPHY -------------------------------------------------------- SITA SINGS THE BLUES CHOREOGRAPHER ANIMATION FEATURE FILM BY NINA PALEY ------------------------ THE GURU ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER WORKING TITLE FILMS UNIVERSAL PICTURES -Taught MARISA TOMEI, HEATHER GRAHAM, JIMI MISTRY, MICHAEL MCKEAN, SAKINA JAFFREY & Cast Indian Dancing -Choreographed various high-energy dance sequences in the film & was a dancer with the ensemble. ------------------------ THE LUCKY ONES ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER MARLENE HAYS, CHOREOGRAPHER ------------------------ CROSSROADS CHOREOGRAPHER ZARI: WORK FROM THE FRINGE DEEPA PUROHIT, WRITER TRAINING ------------------------ NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL CLASSICAL INDIAN DANCING- “BHARATHA NATYAM” PADMINI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS: DIPLOMA, 1991 STUDIED WITH THE LATE PADMINI RAMACHANDRAN FOR 9 YEARS ------------------------ VOICE OVER TECHNIQUE: STUART DILLON VOICE TEACHER: JOAN LADER ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE: CYNTHIA REYNOLDS EDUCATION ---------------------------- NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION B.S. COMMUNICATION STUDIES WITH CONCENTRATION IN MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY SPECIAL SKILLS ------------------------------ COMEDY, DANCE TEACHER & CHOREOGRAPHER, IMPROV, EMCEE/HOST, ROCKIN’ ROLLERBLADER (OWN BLADES),KICK-BOXING, LACROSSE (OWN STICK), VOLLEYBALL, HIP-HOP DANCE, BOLLYWOOD DANCE, GARBA/RAAS DANCE, DRIVER’S LICENSE, MEDITATION & YOGA, GREAT WITH CHILDREN, VALID PASSPORT, DIALECTS: INDIAN∙BRITISH∙SPANISH∙FRENCH, FLUENT IN GUJARATI, CONVERSANT IN SPANISH∙FRENCH∙HINDI∙KAATCHI, MODELING (RUNWAY & PRINT), SINGING AWARDS :: SPECIAL RECOGNITION Reena was selected as a JUDGE for the 2007 Miss Teen India – New Jersey/Delaware/Pennsylvania Competition ------------------------ Reena received the McGraw-Hill Arts Award & The National Choral Award 1995 (Newark Academy)


REENA SHAH REENA SHAH SAG · AFTRA· EQUITY REEL AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST HAIR COLOR: Black EYE COLOR: Brown HEIGHT: 5’5½” WEIGHT: 125 lbs. VOICE: ALTO, RASPY FILM ------------------------ “ASHES” Role: CHANDINI AJAY NAIDU, Director ------------------------ “SITA SINGS THE BLUES” Role: SITA (VOICE) NINA PALEY, Director ------------------------ “THE GOLDEN DOOR” Role: TICKET AGENT DAVID M. ROSENTHAL, Director ------------------------ “INSIDE MAN” Role: JOYNAL ABDIN SPIKE LEE, Director ------------------------ “STAY UNTIL TOMORROW” Role: SHEILA LAURA COLELLA, Director ------------------------ “EVERY DOG’S DAY” Role: SAMIRA ANDY BISCONTINI, Director ------------------------ “FOLLOWING BLISS” Role: ABBY CLEVE LAMISON, Director ------------------------ “THE GURU” Role: HINDI DANCER DAISY MAYER, Director ------------------------ “AMERICAN CHAI” Role: SEJAL ANURAG MEHTA, Director TELEVISION ------------------------ LATE NIGHT with CONAN O’BRIEN PRINCIPAL IN SKIT WITH CONAN NBC ------------------------ LIPSTICK JUNGLE BOLLYWOOD DANCER NBC ------------------------ THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART BOLLYWOOD DANCER WITH AASIF MANDVI COMEDY CENTRAL
THEATRE THEATRE ------------------------ JOURNEYS: A Monologue Series Role: MUKHTARAN MAI Theater: LA MAMA, E.T.C. New York City EVAN YIONOULIS, Director ------------------------ 365 DAYS/365 PLAYS PRINCIPAL PUBLIC THEATER/DESIPINA & COMPANY REHANA MIRZA, Director ------------------------ MARRYING NANDINI Role: MOTHER GREEN LIGHT PRODUCTIONS ELIZABETH LEVY, Director ------------------------ THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES WOMAN #3 ARTHUR SEELEN THEATRE ADAM ROEBUCK, Director ------------------------ KALIGHAT SISTER MARIA/SODASI NAGELBERG THEATER/BARUCH Performing Arts Center/IAAC PAUL KNOX, Director ------------------------ THE TEMPEST Role: ARIEL (On Rollerblades) DISHA THEATRE/Producers Club MAY JOSEPH, Director NOTABLE STAGED READINGS ------------------------ SEVEN :: A Documentary Play Role: MUKHTARAN MAI Diane Von Furstenberg Presents SEVEN at the 2008 Women’s Forum DEAUVILLE, France CULTURE PROJECT, 2008 Women Center Stage Series Evan Yionoulis, Director ------------------------ THE MISSIONARY POSITION Role: CHEEKA WORKSHOP THEATRE COMPANY PETER BLOCH, Director ------------------------ MERCHANT ON VENICE Role: NOORANI THE LARK THEATRE CO. & INDO-AMERICAN ARTS COUNCIL Shishir Kurup, Director ------------------------ THAT’S THE NOISE Role: MONICA DISHA THEATRE Nisha Ganatra, Director
VOICE-OVERS VOICE-OVERS NARRATION, PROMOS, ANIMATION VOICES & COMMERCIALS ------------------------ A DREAM IN DOUBT (Documentary) NARRATION (voice) PBS “Independent Lens” DOCUMENTARY FILM BY TAMI YEAGER ------------------------ SITA SINGS THE BLUES SITA (voice) ANIMATED FEATURE FILM BY NINA PALEY Winner of the 2008 Gotham Independent Film Award for* Best Feature Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You* DANCE & MUSIC VIDEOS ------------------------ CHASHAMA’S OASIS Dance Festival SOLO PERFORMANCE CHASHAMA’S WINDOWS SPACE 217 E. 42nd STREET, NYC ------------------------ SITA SINGS THE BLUES SOLO DANCER ANIMATION FEATURE FILM BY NINA PALEY 2006 Guggenheim Fellowship ------------------------ AGORA II PRINCIPAL DANCER NOEMIE LAFRANCE, DIRECTOR Sens Production; McCarren Park Pool ------------------------ DJ REKHA’s Basement Bhangra NYC SOLO DANCER and Dance Instructor CENTRAL PARK SUMMERSTAGE 2006 HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM SOBs ------------------------ SUGABABES PRINCIPAL DANCER ISLAND RECORDS, (“UGLY” video) ------------------------ MY PET DRAGON/TODD MICHAELSEN SOLO DANCER LIVE SHOWS ------------------------ UNITED NATIONS SOLO PERFORMANCE RAINBOW ROOM Temple of Understanding’s Hollister Awards ------------------------ TAPOVAN SOLO PERFORMANCE NORMANDY, FRANCE
CHOREOGRAPHY CHOREOGRAPHY -------------------------------------------------------- SITA SINGS THE BLUES CHOREOGRAPHER ANIMATION FEATURE FILM BY NINA PALEY ------------------------ THE GURU ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER WORKING TITLE FILMS UNIVERSAL PICTURES -Taught MARISA TOMEI, HEATHER GRAHAM, JIMI MISTRY, MICHAEL MCKEAN, SAKINA JAFFREY & Cast Indian Dancing -Choreographed various high-energy dance sequences in the film & was a dancer with the ensemble. ------------------------ THE LUCKY ONES ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER MARLENE HAYS, CHOREOGRAPHER ------------------------ CROSSROADS CHOREOGRAPHER ZARI: WORK FROM THE FRINGE DEEPA PUROHIT, WRITER TRAINING ------------------------ NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL CLASSICAL INDIAN DANCING- “BHARATHA NATYAM” PADMINI INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS: DIPLOMA, 1991 STUDIED WITH THE LATE PADMINI RAMACHANDRAN FOR 9 YEARS ------------------------ VOICE OVER TECHNIQUE: STUART DILLON VOICE TEACHER: JOAN LADER ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE: CYNTHIA REYNOLDS EDUCATION ---------------------------- NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION B.S. COMMUNICATION STUDIES WITH CONCENTRATION IN MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY SPECIAL SKILLS ------------------------------ COMEDY, DANCE TEACHER & CHOREOGRAPHER, IMPROV, EMCEE/HOST, ROCKIN’ ROLLERBLADER (OWN BLADES),KICK-BOXING, LACROSSE (OWN STICK), VOLLEYBALL, HIP-HOP DANCE, BOLLYWOOD DANCE, GARBA/RAAS DANCE, DRIVER’S LICENSE, MEDITATION & YOGA, GREAT WITH CHILDREN, VALID PASSPORT, DIALECTS: INDIAN∙BRITISH∙SPANISH∙FRENCH, FLUENT IN GUJARATI, CONVERSANT IN SPANISH∙FRENCH∙HINDI∙KAATCHI, MODELING (RUNWAY & PRINT), SINGING AWARDS :: SPECIAL RECOGNITION Reena was selected as a JUDGE for the 2007 Miss Teen India – New Jersey/Delaware/Pennsylvania Competition ------------------------ Reena received the McGraw-Hill Arts Award & The National Choral Award 1995 (Newark Academy)