Isha Narayanan
Actor | Singer | Dancer | Educator
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About Me
Isha Narayanan (she/her) is an NYC/NJ-based performer and educator who’s been hooked since her second-grade debut as an Evil Witch in Hansel and Gretel. Originally from Bangalore, India, Isha is a trained Carnatic singer and an NYU Tisch (New Studio on Broadway) alum with a BFA in Drama and a minor in Mathematics.
Her recent work includes the workshop of The Lunchbox (dir. Rachel Chavkin) and her Off-Broadway debut in Ocean in a Teacup. Other favorite credits include playing Sanam Shah in Queen (Summit Performance Indy), Matt in The Fantasticks (The Depot Theatre), and roles in Sati: Goddess Incarnate, Six Degrees of Separation, and Offstage. She has graced iconic stages ranging from 54 Below and The Green Room 42 to the Skirball Center, A.R.T., and Barclays Center.
When she isn’t performing, Isha is a dedicated voice teacher and audition coach. Otherwise, you’ll find her lost in a book or rewatching New Girl, Om Shanti Om, or Heartstopper for the hundredth time.
What People Are Saying
"Isha Narayanan, as Sanam, was utterly convincing as a young statistician facing enormous pressure to compromise her integrity for the easy solution."
Review by Daniel Shock from “A Seat on the Aisle” for Queen at Summit Performance Indianapolis
"Performed by Isha Narayanan and composed by Lorenzo Mohr, “Free Yourself,” is an emotional and intense song dedicated to people at their crossroads, like themselves. As a rock-and-roll anthem, It has a magical quality to it that lights your heart on fire."
Article by Jennifer Ren from “Washington Square News” for Offstage by Tisch New Theatre Read the Full Article Here
"The Girl, Luisa, is played by James Rose, and the boy, Matt, by Isha Narayanan, and they compliment each other well. Narayanan in a steady, understated role as the older and (theoretically) wiser half"
Review by Tim Rowland in association with The Depot Theatre for The Fantasticks at The Depot Theatre.
"Narayanan holds her own as the proud advocate for statistically accurate science, no matter what it says, devoted to mathematical models practically only she can see."
Review by John Lyle Belden from “Plays with John & Wendy” for Queen at Summit Performance Indianapolis
"The actors (Narayanan and Fry) made this unlikely relationship, forged over years of work on a project that now seems fatally flawed, feel genuine at every point."
Review by Jay Harvey from “Jay Harvey Upstage” for Queen at Summit Peformance Indianapolis