East Side Story

Embracing Her Indianness "It was a huge transition going from hating myself and hating my Indianness and finding out that in the process of white-washing myself, I was erasing my parents' existence in my life." - Kuhoo Verma From graduating NYU, to booking a movie, to starring Off-Broadway and working on multiple Broadway-bound workshops, Kuhoo Verma is a force to be reckoned with. There is an energy about her that is pure and open, and the perfect embodiment of light. In This Episode, You Will Learn: Why Kuhoo never really talked about her family growing up (4:06) Kuhoo's relationship with colorism within her community (7:53) What the name 'Kuhoo' means (9:52) Kuhoo's relationship with 'diverse casting' (11:49) How an education at NYU shaped Kuhoo (18:32) If anyone mentored Kuhoo in her first professional theatre experience (26:05) Kuhoo's experience working with Dave Malloy and Annie Tippe on Signature Theatre's Octet (33:08) How Kuhoo handles playing Indian characters (41