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Angelique Motunrayo Folasade Akiya C-Dina

Angelique is a first-generation Afro-Indigenous embodied theatrical storyteller based in New England. They are a current CAMD PhD student at Northeastern University focusing on Black feminist narratives and embodied theatrical practices through research-based theatre. Her performance credits include: The Inferior Sex (Trinity Repertory Company), Soul Tapes (Brown/Trinity), An Octoroon (Gamm Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Gamm Theatre), and more. Their other accolades include: KCACTF finalist ’21, National Young Playwright semi-finalist ’21, Ronald McNair scholar ’22, Lime Arts Twenty by Twenty Fringe Playwright ’23 and Lin Manuel Miranda fellow ’23, and Company One Volt Lab Playwright ‘24. They also serve as a research and design assistant for two Northeastern and City Of Boston projects. She thanks God, her ancestors, and her Black and Brown Indigenous community for guiding her journey. Ashe, Amen.

Departments

Theatre

Awards

  • KCACTF finalist ’21
  • National Young Playwright semi-finalist ’21
  • Ronald McNair scholar ’22
  • Lime Arts Twenty by Twenty Fringe Playwright ’23
  • Lin Manuel Miranda Fellow ’23
  • Company One Volt Lab Playwright ’24