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Ekemini Ekpo (she/her) is Nigerian-American performer/cultural critic/retired Twitter fiend. NYC: Mercury Store Resident Acting Company, Reply All (Clubbed Thumb), Harvard-Yale Cantata (54 Below), Hello Dolly! In Concert at the Stonewall Inn (Black Theatre Coalition and Creating in Color), 24 Hour ... (read complete bio)

 

Ekemini Ekpo Biography

Ekemini Ekpo (she/her) is Nigerian-American performer/cultural critic/retired Twitter fiend.
NYC: Mercury Store Resident Acting Company, Reply All (Clubbed Thumb), Harvard-Yale Cantata (54 Below), Hello Dolly! In Concert at the Stonewall Inn (Black Theatre Coalition and Creating in Color), 24 Hour Plays Nationals. Regional: The Tempest (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company; Elliot Norton Award Nomination for Outstanding Ensemble), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company), Coriolanus (Praxis Stage). Education etc: Harvard College, Atlantic Acting School, IGNITE Mentorship Program





Ekemini Ekpo News

News: WINTER RHYTHMS at Urban Stages Releases Full Lineup Photo News: WINTER RHYTHMS at Urban Stages Releases Full Lineup
by Stephen Mosher - Nov 27, 2022

URBAN STAGE's annual Winter Rhythms cabaret series has announced the full run-down of shows and acts to play in the 2022 season

CSC Presents The Stage2 Production Of SHAKESPEARE'S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Photo CSC Presents The Stage2 Production Of SHAKESPEARE'S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by Stephi Wild - Mar 17, 2022

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company has announced that tickets are now on sale for the Community Performances of our Stage2 Series production of A Midsummer Night's Dream!  This year, Stage2 takes up residence at the historic Strand Theatre, located at 543 Columbia Rd in Uphams Corner, a hidden jewel that serves as a cultural and educational resource for all in Dorchester, MA.

HELLO, DOLLY! Concert at the Stonewall Inn to Feature an All-Black Cast Photo HELLO, DOLLY! Concert at the Stonewall Inn to Feature an All-Black Cast
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2022

Creating In Color Music and the Black Theatre Coalition will present a new concert series at the legendary Stonewall Inn. The series will begin with a concert production of the music of Hello, Dolly!

Third Annual Faces of America Monologue Festival Takes Place This Month Photo Third Annual Faces of America Monologue Festival Takes Place This Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 16, 2021

On Saturday November 20th at 7pm ET / 4pm PT The PlayGround Experiment will be hosting its third annual Faces of America Monologue Festival to help raise funds to support Native American Rights Fund. 

CSC Announces the Cast and Creative Team for FREE SHAKESPEARE ON THE COMMON: THE TEMP Photo CSC Announces the Cast and Creative Team for FREE SHAKESPEARE ON THE COMMON: THE TEMPEST
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 3, 2021

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and Artistic Director Steven Maler, have announced the cast and creative team for William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, starring the great Shakespearean actor John Douglas Thompson in the role of Prospero. 

RDA Producting To Stream World Premiere Reading Of Abraham Johnson's AND WE WILL EAT  Photo RDA Producting To Stream World Premiere Reading Of Abraham Johnson's AND WE WILL EAT YOUR GRIEF
by Stephi Wild - Nov 14, 2020

Ryan Duncan-Ayala's RDA Producing, in collaboration with A STAR IS BORED PODCAST, is announcing the cast of and we will eat your grief by Abraham Johnson directed by Annika Perez-Krikorian, Assistant Directed and Dramaturged by Anna Zabel. The cast includes 24 Hour Plays: Nationals alumni Ekemini Ekpo, Alex Michell, and Jessica Natalie Smith.

RDA PRODUCING To Stream World Premiere Reading Of Abraham Johnson's AND WE WILL EAT Y Photo RDA PRODUCING To Stream World Premiere Reading Of Abraham Johnson's AND WE WILL EAT YOUR GRIEF
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 13, 2020

Ryan Duncan-Ayala's RDA Producing, in collaboration with A STAR IS BORED PODCAST, is announcing the cast of and we will eat your grief by Abraham Johnson directed by Annika Perez-Krikorian, Assistant Directed and Dramaturged by Anna Zabel. The cast includes 24 Hour Plays: Nationals alumni Ekemini Ekpo, Alex Michell, and Jessica Natalie Smith.

Young Artists Produce Virtual Edition Of THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: NATIONALS Tonight Photo Young Artists Produce Virtual Edition Of THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: NATIONALS Tonight
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 11, 2020

For the last week, the extraordinary company of The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals have been participating in intensive workshops, panel discussions with industry leaders, and producing their own Viral Monologues - and their efforts will all culminate in their own LIVE virtual edition of The 24 Hour Plays, streaming TONIGHT at 8 PM ET.

The 24 Hour Plays' 2020 Virtual Nationals Company Kicks Off Their Intensive With An A Photo The 24 Hour Plays' 2020 Virtual Nationals Company Kicks Off Their Intensive With An All-New Evening Of Viral Monologues
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2020

Tonight, the 2020 company of The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals will begin their weeklong intensive with their very own edition of the Viral Monologues, available on IGTV.

The 24 Hour Plays Announce This Year's Company for THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: NATIONALS Photo The 24 Hour Plays Announce This Year's Company for THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: NATIONALS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 9, 2020