Chuk Obasi

He/Him

Location:

New York, New York

Sandboxes played in:

Actor + Dancer + Singer + Director + Writer + Educator

Degrees & Certifications: 

BA in Communication with double minor in Musical Theatre and Dance from State University of New York at Geneseo

Affiliations:

TEA Creative - Artistic Director

The Private Theatre - Member

The People’s Theatre Project - Actor

STAR Theatre at the Directors Company - Choreographer

Stella Adler Studio of Acting - Faculty

Michael Chekhov Association - Member

What do you teach:

Movement, Acting, Dance (Musical Theatre and Hip Hop), Dance Composition, Devising

Teaching Philosophy, in a nutshell:

I teach to reach, but also to learn.

Most memorable performance:

The sold out Opening night of Uniform Justice, the first play I wrote by myself to be fully produced - in Memphis, TN in 2014.  I also directed it.  And grew many gray hairs over it.

Most embarrassing performance moment:

Falling asleep onstage before my first line in an Off off Broadway play.  The role required laying on the floor hidden under a blanket for 30 minutes before making my “entrance,” so... yeah.  Thankfully, this happened during final dress rehearsal.  The run went beautifully and featured lots of coffee.

Something we wouldn’t know if you didn’t tell us:

I can’t swim though I love the ocean.  I’m afraid of heights though I low key enjoy flying.  I’m claustrophobic... and that’s the end of that statement.