Geeta Citygirl (born October 6, 1971) is an actress, dancer, director,
producer and the founder and artistic director of SALAAM, the first
South Asian American theatre, arts and film company in the USA. Based
in New York City, the theatre company was started in the year 2000.
SALAAM Theatre and Geeta Citygirl received the SAMA Award for
Excellence in Theater in June 2005.She credits her somewhat unusual
name to friends' and colleagues' inability to pronounce her given name
and considers it a reflection of her New York upbringing.In 1999,
Geeta Citygirl directed the American premiere of the controversial
play, A Touch of Brightness by Partap Sharma at Harlem's Aaron Davis
Hall. She also directed Rabindranath Tagore's Karna and Kunti as well
as Badal Sircar's And Indrajit. A graduate of the American Academy of
Dramatic Arts NY and the City College of New York (CCNY), she was born
and raised in New York. NY Stage credits include La MaMa Experimental
Theatre Club, Theater for the New City, and Ensemble Studio Theatre.
producer and the founder and artistic director of SALAAM, the first
South Asian American theatre, arts and film company in the USA. Based
in New York City, the theatre company was started in the year 2000.
SALAAM Theatre and Geeta Citygirl received the SAMA Award for
Excellence in Theater in June 2005.She credits her somewhat unusual
name to friends' and colleagues' inability to pronounce her given name
and considers it a reflection of her New York upbringing.In 1999,
Geeta Citygirl directed the American premiere of the controversial
play, A Touch of Brightness by Partap Sharma at Harlem's Aaron Davis
Hall. She also directed Rabindranath Tagore's Karna and Kunti as well
as Badal Sircar's And Indrajit. A graduate of the American Academy of
Dramatic Arts NY and the City College of New York (CCNY), she was born
and raised in New York. NY Stage credits include La MaMa Experimental
Theatre Club, Theater for the New City, and Ensemble Studio Theatre.
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