Andrea Ambam is a multi-hyphenate storyteller whose roots sprout from Cameroon. As a politically engaged artist who believes in the art’s potential for movement building and transformative justice, Andrea best intersects spaces where community, performance, and truth-telling pulsate. Currently, Andrea is an Artistic Fellow at Signature Theatre, a Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) Artist-In-Residence, a PenAmerica Writing As Activism Fellow, and the Host/Programmer of “More To Talk About” at Level Forward. She has developed her practice as an Inaugural Artivism Fellow with Broadway Advocacy Coalition, an Artist-in-Residence for Anna Deavere Smith, and an EmergeNYC Fellow. As a performer, writer, and facilitator, she’s worked with Broadway Advocacy Coalition, Classical Theatre of Harlem/Playbill, gal-dem, Abrons Arts Center, NYU Prison Education Program, NYU Verbatim Performance Lab, and others. Andrea holds a Master’s degree in Art & Public Policy from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. www.andreaambam.com
Sessions in which Andrea Ambam participates
- Show Spotlight: POTUS The Manhattan Center - Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom
- 11:20 AM - 12:20 PM | 1 hour
- Taking Up Space on Broadway: Sit down with the company of POTUS to discuss the power of a women-driven, ensemble comedy on Broadway. Warning: la...
- Panel
- Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Broadway’s Women On The Rise New Yorker Hotel - Crystal Ballroom
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Join us to explore the career trajectories and successes of several young women who have achieved standout careers on Broadway in their respecti...
- Panel