sonal shah - i bang to the beat of my own drum. whatever that means.

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TELEVISION

  • SCRUBS – Season 8
    MAJOR RECURRING, ABC
  • SCRUBS – Season 9
    MAJOR RECURRING, ABC
  • SCRUBS – Interns Webisodes
    REGULAR, ABC
  • THE PTA (PILOT)
    SERIES REGULAR, ABC FAMILY
  • WORLD MAGIC AWARDS 2009 PRESENTER (WITH NEIL FLYNN)

FILM

  • RATKO:THE DICTATOR’S SON
    LAYLA, NATIONAL LAMPOON
  • PIECE O’ PIE
    SUNITA, MEENA SINGH
  • HOMECOMING
    MONA, SIMHA
  • WORLD OF WEIRD
    JENNY, DREAMING TREE

THEATRE (Partial)

  • A CHRISTMAS CAROL
    BELINDA/FAN, THE GOODMAN THEATRE*
  • EXTENDED SUMMER
    SKETCH COMEDY, SECOND CITY STUDIO
  • SKIT MARKS
    SKETCH COMEDY, SECOND CITY STUDIO
  • COMEDY COCKTAIL
    SKETCH COMEDY, HIGHLANDS HOLLYWOOD
  • STIR FRIDAY NIGHT
    SKETCH/IMPROV, CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER
  • GIRLS GONE STUPID
    IMPROV, REV PRODUCTIONS
  • SPANK SHOWS UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE
  • NBC DIVERSITY SHOWCASE 2007
    PERFORMER, NBC UNIVERSAL
  • THE DEATH OF MY OWN FAMILY
    ONE WOMAN SHOW, LONESTAR ENSEMBLE*
  • LYSISTRATA
    MYRRHINE, RUNNING WITH SCISSORS*
  • SKETCHBOOK
    ONE WOMAN SHOW, COLLABORACTION*
  • THE OUTFIT
    LIL, SERENDIPITY THEATRE*
  • THE CHERRY ORCHARD
    ANYA, MOSCOW ART THEATRE SCHOOL
  • THREE SISTERS
    OLGA, KATHLEEN MULLADY THEATRE
  • ORLANDO**
    PRINCESS SASHA, LOYOLA UNIVERSITY

TRAINING

  • LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO / ROME BACHELOR OF ARTS, THEATRE MAJOR
  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY THE MOSCOW ART THEATRE SCHOOL
  • LESLY KAHN AND COMPANY COMEDY, ON-GOING, PRIVATE
  • THE SECOND CITY CONSERVATORY
    GRADUATE
  • IMPROV OLYMPIC CHICAGO
  • THE GROUNDLINGS
  • JANE ALDERMAN, MARGIE HABER

SPECIAL SKILLS

  • DIALECTS: Italian, Russian, Indian, British, Spanish, Middle Eastern, Mexican
  • LANGUAGE: Gujarati, Italian, Spanish
  • DANCE: Professional Improv Dancer, Hip-Hop, Indian, Latin, Swing, Jazz
  • VOICE: Belted-Soprano, Pop, Opera, Broadway, DuPage Valley Festival Singers
  • OTHER: Yoga, Stage Combat, Radio DJ, Founding Member of Rasaka Theatre Company
  • SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: Selected Keynote Speaker at Loyola’s Commencement Ceremony, Kriti Festival Panelist, Lecturer at Harvard University, Chicago Foundation for Women Honored Hostess/Speaker, Alpha Sigma Alpha Convention Speaker
  • HONORS: Miss DuPage County Queen, WB Casting Call Winner, Dance Fever Semi-Finalist, Anokhi Magazine’s Sexy & Successful List, Loyola University “Alum in Action”, Top 10 Most Fascinating South Asians of 2009, Top 50 Coolest Desis of 2009
  • * Equity Theatre Company
    ** Awarded Best Actress