Each week, Cheeyang sits down with an Asian or Asian-American artist working in the New York Theatre scene and excavates their life story — how they grew up, how they got their start in theatre, as well as projects they've worked on and upcoming work that we should anticipate.
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Each week, Cheeyang sits down with an Asian or Asian-American artist working in the New York Theatre scene and excavates their life story — how they grew up, how they got their start in theatre, as well as projects they've worked on and upcoming work that we should anticipate.
Embracing Her Indianness
"It was a huge transition going from hating myself and hating my Indianness and finding out that in the process of white-washing myself, I was erasing my parents' existence in my life." - Kuhoo Verma
From graduating NYU, to booking a movie, to starring Off-Broadway and working on multiple Broadway-bound workshops, Kuhoo Verma is a force to be reckoned with. There is an energy about her that is pure and open, and the perfect embodiment of light.
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
Why Kuhoo never really talked about her family growing up (4:06)
Kuhoo's relationship with colorism within her community (7:53)
What the name 'Kuhoo' means (9:52)
Kuhoo's relationship with 'diverse casting' (11:49)
How an education at NYU shaped Kuhoo (18:32)
If anyone mentored Kuhoo in her first professional theatre experience (26:05)
Kuhoo's experience working with Dave Malloy and Annie Tippe on Signature Theatre's Octet (33:08)
How Kuhoo handles playing Indian characters (41:20)
And so much more…
Some Questions We Discuss:
Was it kind of permission or racial awakening to start discussing her own relationship with race? (4:50)
Was performing always in the plan? (15:59)
How was the experience doing Monsoon Wedding at Berkeley Rep? (22:23)
How was time on set of The Big Sick? (28:51)
What advice would you give yourself? (44:36)
Links and Resources:
Follow Kuhoo on Instagram
NYU Tisch - Graduate Musical Theatre Writing
NYU Steinhardt - Vocal Performance
Signature Theatre
Dave Malloy
Annie Tippe
The Big Sick
Shaina Taub
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East Side Story
Each week, Cheeyang sits down with an Asian or Asian-American artist working in the New York Theatre scene and excavates their life story — how they grew up, how they got their start in theatre, as well as projects they've worked on and upcoming work that we should anticipate.
