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Estelle Bajou BIO

Estelle Bajou is a critically praised, award-winning actor, Drama Desk Award-nominated composer, visual artist, and writer.

A first-generation French-American raised in a furniture factory town in the North Carolina mountains, she's loved traveling across North, Central, and South America, Europe, and the Middle East, including Iraq, for projects, and is now based in Harlem.

Credits include Broadway: Once. TV: “Boardwalk Empire”; Ken Burns’ “Prohibition”. Feature Film: 6 Feet Apart; 7th Secret; Charming the Hearts of Men (opposite Anna Friel); Person Woman Man Camera TV; Spielberg’s The Post; Chaplin of the Mountains; subHysteria; Fireworkers; Beneath Disheveled Stars. Shorts: Dead + Alive; Malala; Elle; Glimpses; Sentimiento Es La Bomba; Paper Year; klutz., Starring Austin Pendleton; Lullaby for Ray; Broke, Henry Buys a Hat. Theatre: Labyrinth Theater Co, PS122, Edinburgh Fringe, LaMaMa, 59E59, One Year Lease Theater Co, 14th St Y, New Ohio, NJ Rep, FringeNYC, Under St. Marks, Shadowland, A.R.T. Oberon, Barrow Street, three National Tours, et al.

At nineteen years old, she earned a BA in Theatre and Creative Writing from Bard College at Simon’s Rock. She then earned an MFA in Acting from the School of Drama at The New School in New York City.

Member: SAG-AFTRA, AEA, American Federation of Musicians, and the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition.

Estelle Bajou STAGE CREDITS

[US Tour]
US National Tour, 2013
Ensemble

Reza (Understudy) [Replacement]

Ex-Girlfriend (Understudy) [Replacement]


Estelle Bajou Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Music in a Play

Estelle BajouPlease Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

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Estelle Bajou News


AROUND THE CAMPFIRE WITH THE LOBBYISTS Now Streaming


The Drama Desk Award-nominated Indie folk band and theater collective The Lobbyists (SeaWife) have today debuted the all-new audio play series Around the Campfire with The Lobbyists. 

Speranza Theatre Company's UNVEILING LIBERTY Explores Women's Rights


New Jersey Theatre Alliance presents Speranza Theatre Company's Unveiling Liberty as part of the Stages Festival, the state's largest annual theatre festival that provides free and discounted theatre events for all ages throughout the month of March

The Society Of Illustrators To Host A Staged Reading Of Laura Rohrman's REPORTER GIRL


As part of the closing week of the Brenda Starr, Reporter: The Art of Dale Messick exhibit at the Society of Illustrators (128 East 63rd Street New York, NY 10065), The Waverly Writers Collective will present a staged reading of Reporter Girl, a full-length play written by Laura Rohrman (My Life As You at Studio 54/Shetler), Dale Messick's Granddaughter and co-curator of the exhibit.

VIDEO: New Jersey Repertory Company Presents WEST END FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 2018


New Jersey Repertory Company is proud to present When the Circus Comes to Town, a Festival of the Arts that includes: Theatre Brut (32 short plays), live music, an art show, a photography exhibit, poetry readings, and new this year - an afternoon of children's storytelling.  It's a fundraiser for NJ Rep's West End Arts Center, serving the Long Branch community, and it's taking place September 20 - 30, at 132 West End Ave, Long Branch. For tickets or additional information call 732-229-3166 or visit njrep.org.

NJ Rep Presents WEST END FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS 2018


New Jersey Repertory Company is proud to present When the Circus Comes to Town, a Festival of the Arts that includes: Theatre Brut (32 short plays), live music, an art show, a photography exhibit, poetry readings, and new this year - an afternoon of children's storytelling.  It's all taking place at NJ Rep's West End Arts Center, 132 West End Ave, Long Branch, September 20 - 30. For tickets or additional information call 732-229-3166 or visit njrep.org online.

The Schoolhouse Theater & Arts Center Presents THE DOG IN THE DRESSING ROOM


The Schoolhouse Theater & Arts Center presents The Dog in the Dressing Room by Deborah Savadge June 14th through July 1st. The Dog in the Dressing Room is a romantic comedy where jealousies, games and secrets are uncorked along with the champagne! Starring Estelle Bajou, Gregory Perri and Jack Utrata.

BWW Review: See WILD HORSES at NJ Rep for a Charming and Compelling Show


New Jersey Repertory Company is now presenting Allison Gregory's 'Wild Horses' through March 25. This stunning, original one-woman show stars Estelle Bajou and is directed by NJ Rep's Artistic Director, SuzAnne Barabas. Wonderfully performed and cleverly staged, it is a spirited coming of age story that is relatable, entertaining, yet very touching.

WILD HORSES Premieres At NJ Rep


New Jersey Repertory Company, located at 179 Broadway in Long Branch is proud to present the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of Allison Gregory's Wild Horses, Now thru March 25, 2018. For tickets visit njrep.org or call 732-229-3166.

New Jersey Repertory Company presents WILD HORSES


New Jersey Repertory Company, located at 179 Broadway in Long Branch is proud to present the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of Allison Gregory's Wild Horses, February 22 - March 25, 2018.

BWW Interview: Estelle Bajou in WILD HORSES at NJ Rep


'Wild Horses,' a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere, will be performed at NJ Rep from February 22 through March 25. The play is by is by Allison Gregory, directed by SuzAnne Barabas, and Starring Estelle Bajou. Broadwayworld.com had the pleasure of interviewing Estelle Bajou about her career and the upcoming show.

NJ Rep Announces Final Play in 2018 Season


New Jersey Repertory Company located at 179 Broadway, Long Branch, rounds out its 2018 Season with the mature comedy, Assisted Living, by Michael Tucker (The M Spot), which will run from August 9 - September 9, 2018.

New Jersey Rep Presents WILD HORSES


New Jersey Repertory Company, located at 179 Broadway in Long Branch is proud to present the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of Allison Gregory's Wild Horses, February 22 March 25, 2018.

New Jersey Rep Announces 2018 Season


NJ Rep has announced their 2018 lineup. Check it out below!

BWW Interview: Kim Weild of SOOT AND SPIT at New Ohio Theatre


'soot and spit' has already received rave reviews from the New York Times, and Kim Weild, the director behind this ambitious new work, shared her "insider" perspective of the outsider art piece.

Photo Flash: First Look at Charles Mee's SOOT AND SPIT at New Ohio Theatre


The second company completing its residency this spring is Our Voices Theater, presenting the world premiere of Obie Award winner Charles Mee's SOOT AND SPIT, directed by Kim Weild, running now through June 17, 2017. Shows take place at New Ohio Theatre, located at 154 Christopher Street between Greenwich and Washington Streets in New York City. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

World Premiere of Charles Mee's SOOT AND SPIT Opens Today at the New Ohio Theater


What drives a single person to create nearly 20,000 works of art? Celebrating the life of James Castle, one of America's great outsider artists, Our Voices presents the world premiere of acclaimed playwright Charles Mee's Soot and Spit.

Previews Begin Saturday Night for Charles Mee's SOOT AND SPIT at New Ohio Theatre


The Archive Residency, a collaboration between New Ohio Theatre and IRT Theater (likeminded neighbors in the historic Archive Building in the West Village), is a vital incubator for New York City's most electrifying independent theater companies. Now in its fourth year, the two-year residency offers each company an artistic home -- space, support, and institutional continuity for the development and presentation of a new work. Each residency culminates with a world premiere production.

Piehole's SKI END and Our Voices' SOOT AND SPIT to Hit New Ohio Theatre


The Archive Residency, a collaboration between New Ohio Theatre and IRT Theater (likeminded neighbors in the historic Archive Building in the West Village), is a vital incubator for New York City's most electrifying independent theater companies.

BWW Review: THE JAG at NJ Rep through 2/12-A Must-See Production


NJ Rep is currently presenting the World Premiere of The Jag written by Gino Dilorio and directed by Brendan Burke. This must-see production will be on the Long Branch stage through February 12th.

BWW Interview: Playwright Gino Dilorio and THE JAG at NJ Rep 1/12 to 2/12


Broadwayworld.com interviewed Gino Dilorio, the playwright for 'The Jag' that will be performed at New Jersey Repertory Company from January 12th to February 12th.

Estelle Bajou FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Estelle Bajou been nominated for?

Estelle Bajou has been nominated for Outstanding Music in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally."

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