Abigail C. Onwunali
The Huntington:
The Grove, Sojourners.
Broadway:
JaJa’s African Hair Braiding (Manhattan Theater Club).
Off Broadway:
The Half-God of Rainfall, for the honey you gotta say when (New York Theater Workshop); Bloodwork (National Black Theater).
Education:
The David Geffen School of Drama at Yale; also, an acting fellow of Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Mentorship Program.
Awards:
recipient of the 2022 Princess Grace Award.
Onwunali is a multifaceted Nigerian-American artist known for her versatility and passion. Her play, Jewel, was one of Red Bull Theater’s Short New Play Festival winners, and her slam poems have been viewed worldwide. @abbyy_onw
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