Artist Bio

(Bio as of July 2022)

Alka Nayyar (Malini) Select credits include The Jungle Book (Goodman Theatre, Huntington Theatre); The Secret Garden (Court Theatre); A Disappearing Number (TimeLine Theatre); Merchant On Venice (Silk Road Rising); The Masrayana (Joseph Jefferson-nominated choreography); A Widow Of No Importance; A Nice Indian Boy (Rasaka Theatre); Great Expectations (Remy Bumppo/ Silk Road); Multitudes; A Passage To India (Vitalist Theatre); Bhangin’ It (La Jolla Playhouse) and A Christmas Carol (Central Square Theater, Hanover Theatre). Television and film credits include Chicago Fire; Chicago Med; Chicago PD; Hala; The Miseducation Of Bindu and The Session. Web series credits include Code-Switched. A University of Chicago alumnus and a PR consultant for nonprofits, she also promotes South Asian cultural awareness and teaches Indian dance as Co-Artistic Director of Chicago’s Chitrahar Cultural Academy and through Old Town School of Folk Music. Alka has taught at Chicago Children’s Theatre and the Joffrey Ballet, and serves as Communications Director for Token Theatre. @alka.selza