pia shah

SAGe/AFTRA

RESUME

SAGe/AFTRA

US Phone: 917.817.5931
India Phone: 99201 85919
Height: 5'7"
Email: shahpia@gmail.com Hair: dark brown/black
Eyes: black

FILM

TASVIR (Dir. Nagesh Kukunoor) Supporting Percept Pictures (Bollywood)
PRETTY TO THINK SO Lead Independent
LOST IN THE WASH Lead Independent
HOMELAND (New Filmmaker Series) Supporting Independent
MITSEIN Supporting Independent

SHORT FILM

FATAL LOVE Lead Columbia MFA
CANADA (SF South Asian Film Festival) Lead Independent
15 PERCENT Supporting NYFA

THEATER

THE WOMAN'S ROOM Lead 440 Studios / NYU
THE STRONGER Mlle. Y Actors Theatre SF
STRANGE GODS (reading) Supporting Salaam Theatre
THE CHERRY ORCHARD Varya Studio ACT
BABY TAJ: A MONUMENT TO LOVE Supporting Jeffrey Bihr Studio

TELEVISION

FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS Miss India HBO

COMMERCIAL / PRINT

Conflicts upon request

Special Skills: Horseback Riding
Dialects: British RP, Cockney, New York City/Brooklyn, Indian, Middle Eastern
Languages: Conversational in Hindi, Gujarati and Kutchi; Beginner in Mandarin Chinese and French

TRAINING / EDUCATION

WILLIAM ESPER STUDIO: Graduate of Two Year Meisner Training Program: Suzanne Esper (Acting); Addtl Classes: Deb Jackel (Cold Reading, Audition), Pat Fletcher and Nancy Mayans (Voice/Speech), Ted Morin (Movement)
AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER: Summer Training Congress: Francine Landes (Acting), Andrew Hurteau (Stage Combat), Jeffrey Crockett (Voice), Glenn Canin (Alexander Technique), Janice Erlendson (Film), Barbara Scott (Improv), Leticia Bartlett (Clowning, Dynamic Movement, Physical Acting), Mark Jackson (Viewpoints Technique)
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, BA