Ramjee (Nea Rae) is performing another playwright’s words. In a landscape where many solo works are rooted in personal narrative, this calls for a different rigor. The performance is not confession. It is embodiment. She builds a full emotional life before us without ever demanding our sympathy. It is earned.
The concept is clever, the writing is entertaining, and Neeraja Ramjee's (Nea Rae) performance, both emotionally and technically, is enough reason to enjoy this interesting piece.
Leaps of Faith: How Neeraja Ramjee went from coding to consulting — and acting — in New York City
June 2018
Neeraja Ramjee had never left her home country of India before she saved up enough money to take an MBA program at Smith School of Business. It’s one of the many “leaps of faith” she’s taken on a career that has led her to a management consulting gig in New York City, and pursuing her passion as a television and stage actor.