Biography
SHISHIR KURUP (Actor, Director, Writer, Composer) Born in Bombay, India and raised in Mombasa, Kenya, Shishir holds an MFA in acting from The Conservatory at University of California at San Diego. He has studied the Suzuki actor training method in Japan with the internationally acclaimed Tadashi Suzuki and was a student of Anne Bogart. Shishir wrote and directed Ghurba, Cornerstone's Arab residency production, as part of the Los Angeles Festival, and directed and composed songs for the site-specific hit Candude or the Optimistic Civil Servant. He also wrote and composed songs for the Watts production of Sid Arthur and the company's tenth anniversary production of Birthday of the Century. He is a recipient of the Princess Grace Award for Theater, as well as Garland awards for acting and composing. Shishir's many film and television credits as an actor include ER and the film City of Angels.
Roles and Productions
| Director |
Ghurba |
| Composer |
Twelfth Night, or As You Were |
| Sound Designer/Mati Das |
LA Building |
| Director/Writer |
Everyman in the Mall (1994) |
| Music Director/La Muerte/Band Leader, Guitar, Percussion |
Los Faustinos |
| Peter Drosser, owner of the vineyard/Taper Trinnaman, a filmmaker |
A California Seagull |
| Writer/Original Music/Sound Designer/Musical Director |
Sid Arthur |
| Composer/"Child's Song" Lyrics/Music Director/Azdak - an artist/Writer/Cabbie |
The Birthday of the Century |
| Gud, Big Bob, Darrin |
Malliére: Sgnarelle, or the Imaginary Cuckold |
| Lonny, Donny |
Malliére: The Forced Marriage |
| Gevrykutti, Lucy's mother |
Malliére: The Flying EMT |
| Composer |
Too Noble Brothers |
| Writer/Director |
Candude, or the Optimistic Civil Servant |
| Music Composer/Musical Director/Co-Sound Designer/Acoustic and Electric Guitar and Vocals |
Los Vecinos: A Play for Neighbors |
| Lieutenant |
Los Biombos or The Screens |
| Wrtier |
Everyman in the Mall |
| Composer/Wounded Man |
Magic Tricks |
| Music Composer/Macbeth |
Medea Macbeth Cinderella |
| Composer |
The Snow Teen |
| The Man |
Foot Mouth |
| Chorus Music Composer |
A.K.A: A Beverly Hills Musical Morality Tale |
| Chorus Leader, Man on Street, Nurse, Thug, Stranger |
Broken Hearts |
| Writer/Director/Song Composer |
An Antigone Story |
| Composer/Writer/Director |
For Here or To Go |
| Pastor Thomas |
ZONES or Where Does Your Soul Live and Is There Sufficient Parking? |
| Director: "Replenish the Earth"/Isaiah/Izy |
Crossings: Journeys of Catholic Immigrants |
| Dramaturg |
Order My Steps |
| Mr. Khan |
You Can't Take It With You |
| Composer |
Center of the Star: A Jewish Walking Tour of Los Angeles |
| Writer/Composer |
As Vishnu Dreams |
| Ajay |
A Long Bridge Over Deep Waters |
| Director/Musical Composer |
Demeter in the City |
| Director/Additional Underscore |
Los Illegals |
| Co-Director |
365 Days-365 Plays |
| Composer: Untitled 408 (Room 408) |
Loft Life (Model Rooms Performance Installation) |
| Sam |
Someday |
| Composer/Musician/Luis Otcho-o Authemont |
Touch the Water, A River Play |
| Sanjit Patel |
3 TRUTHS (Justice Cycle Bridge Show) |
| Writer/Director |
On Caring For the Beast |
| Lyricist |
Making Paradise |
| Director |
The Unrequited, Or, Between Two Worlds |
| Director |
Seed: A Weird Act Of Faith |
| Director |
Love On San Pedro |
| Composer/Bunga Low |
Ghost Town |
| Director |
Magic Fruit |
| Consulting Composer |
Pedro Play |
Work with Cornerstone
Work Outside Cornerstone
Updated: January 18, 2024
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