S4 Ep4: Artist Spotlight! - Almanya Narula

Almanya Narula is an award winning international actor, writer, and fight choreographer. She started her career in the entertainment industry at a young age where she was a child actor in various Bollywood films. Previously, she was very involved with the Chicago theatre industry collaborating as an actor and fight choreographer for several acclaimed and award winning productions. In 2019, she became the first woman of color to be nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award in Fight Choreography 



Inspired by the life of Noor Inayat Khan - an Indian princess turned British WW2 spy, Almanya recently developed a multi award winning and critically acclaimed solo show based on the aftermath of Noor's attempted escape from Avenue Foch (WW2 Gestapo HQ) leading up to her tragic assassination. 'Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy', premiered at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June 2022 and was met with rave reviews from the audience and critics. It was nominated for 6 awards taking home 2 wins!



Almanya holds a B.A. in Theater & Advanced Management with minors in Stage Combat and Voice Over from Columbia College Chicago, an M.A. in New Arts Journalism from School of the Art Institute of Chicago . In 2022 she graduated from the Stella Adler: Art of Acting Professional Conservatory.



Social media: @almanyanarula, @noorinayakhan.soloshow



Additional Info:

'Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy', will have its remount and last performance at Whitefire Theatre Solo Fest on February 25th, 8pm

For more info go here: https://whitefire.stagey.net/projects/9472