Shami Chaikin
Latest News on Shami Chaikin:
Primary Stages Launches 'OFF-CENTER' Oral History Project (Mar 13, 2017)
Photo Coverage: Primary Stages' ORAL HISTORY PROJECT Makes it's Debut (Mar 3, 2017)
Theater for the New City Appreciation Day to Be HeldToday (Jan 26, 2016)
Primary Stages Launches 'OFF-CENTER' Oral History Project (Mar 13, 2017)
Photo Coverage: Primary Stages' ORAL HISTORY PROJECT Makes it's Debut (Mar 3, 2017)
Theater for the New City Appreciation Day to Be HeldToday (Jan 26, 2016)
BIO
Like her brother, Joseph Chaikin, Obie-award winning actress, Shami Chaikin has a passion for theatre. Shami appeared in legendary Open Theater productions of THE SERPENT: A CEREMONY, ANTIGONE, UNCLE VANYA, and THE DYBBUK. She also performed in the national and international tours of VIET ROCK, MUTATION SHOW (1973) – for which she won an Obie, and NIGHTWALK (1974). She was awarded a TNC Villager Award for Excellence in Theatre for her performance in Jean-Claude van Itallie’s BAG LADY (1979).
Shami has also written a play, SELMA, which premiered at the Theater for the New City, directed by Karen Ludwig.
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