Welcome to the official website of Ugo Chukwu. I am an actor and Teaching Artist based in NYC.
Recent News
October 23rd - December 22nd: I will be performing in Soho Rep's world premiere of "Give me Carmelita Tropicana!" Written by Tony award winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Alina Troyano (aka Carmelita Tropicana). Directed by Eric Ting.
"Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!" — part love letter to an iconic performance artist, part intergenerational debate about the legacy of “downtown” New York, part theatrical interrogation of the uses/abuses of nostalgia, real estate, “representation”, and the “avant-garde,” 100% fantastical journey in which Branden Jacobs-Jenkins attempts to buy Carmelita Tropicana from her creator… but at what cost?
Tickets are on sale now.
"Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!" — part love letter to an iconic performance artist, part intergenerational debate about the legacy of “downtown” New York, part theatrical interrogation of the uses/abuses of nostalgia, real estate, “representation”, and the “avant-garde,” 100% fantastical journey in which Branden Jacobs-Jenkins attempts to buy Carmelita Tropicana from her creator… but at what cost?
Tickets are on sale now.
Other News
Honored to be featured in State Farm's Superbowl Commercial "Agent State Farm" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger & Danny Devito. Directed by Jim Jenkins
Had the pleasure appearing in "Usus" by T. Adamson directed by Emma Miller as a part of the critically acclaimed Summerworks Series, produced at Clubbed Thumb.
(right photo by Maria Baranova).
(right photo by Maria Baranova).
Check out this commercial I shot for Apple Pay!
Directed by David Shane
Directed by David Shane