​ShaheenVaaz

PROFESSIONAL

East West Players, June and December 2013

Cowgirls by Neelanjana Bannerjee, Pink Shadows by Jyoti Dugal

Staged Workshops, David Henry Hwang Writers Workshops

 

East West Players, September – October 2011

A Widow of No Importance by Shane Sakhrani

LA Times Critics Choice, Ovation Recommended

"Director Shaheen Vaaz isn't afraid to go big with the comedy." --  Charlotte Stroudt, LA Times

"Under the fine direction of Vaaz, the comedy is non-stop." -- Hoyt Hilsman, Backstage

 

Japan American National Museum, January 2011

Letters from my Mother by Kanthi Salgadu

Staged Workshop for Coalition Against Slavery and Trafficking

 

East West Players, December 2010

A Widow of No Importance by Shane Sakhrani

Bare Bones Workshop

 

California Institute of the Arts, October 2010

Devi: The Untold Story by Ensemble (MFA, BFA actors), Self

 

Epic Theatre Ensemble, NYC, Summer 2008

Shakespeare Remix: Students Re-interpret the Master

LaGuardia Community College

 

Epic Theatre Ensemble, NYC, Summer 2007

Antigone-in-Progress by Ensemble

Fordham College

 

California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, November 2006

Arabian Nights by Ensemble (MFA, BFA actors) and Self

 

Japan American Cultural Center, Summer 2006

Uncharted:  The True Story of the Journey of Two Women

Artwallah Festival-- The South Asian Immigrant Experience

 

Highways Performance Space, Summer 2005, 2006

Desifactor:  Performances by Spoken Word Artists

Youthwallah Mentoring Program