Vish
Shukla
Welcome!
Hi! I’m Vish :)
Thank you for taking the time to look at some of my work.
I’m an Indian-American actor based in the DMV with experience in theatre, film, and improv.
I believe that being empathetic and kind, consciously and deliberately, is the more worthwhile study in a world where cynicism is equated with intelligence. For me, art is about wonder and amazement with the world around us. I think the best thing we can do for an audience that may be boxed in by the pressures of their daily lives and the world around us is to remind them of the miracle of being here. All of us deserve and must fight for the freedom to explore, experience, and feel---and I do so through my art.
REVIEWS
“As Babur, Vish Shukla is effervescent – his character’s curiosity and passion is infectious, and it’s easy for the audience to be charmed by him right from the beginning. It’s also, as a result, heartbreaking to watch his light diminish as the events of the story unfold, and Shukla plays this shift achingly well.”
- BROADWAY WORLD“Taparia and Shukla absolutely anchored this show. They bounced off one another brilliantly, with an easy rapport, as though they had known each other for a lifetime, just like the characters they embodied.”
- DC THEATER ARTS“Shukla is effervescent, imbuing the dream-prone Babur with a contagious curiosity that makes his eventual psychological decline all the more devastating… Thanks to the powerhouse performances of Shukla and Taparia, this is a bloody, beautiful evening of theatre.”
- MD THEATRE GUIDEWhat I’m Up to Now
OTHELLO RUNS MAY 27TH TO JUNE 28TH
