Awa Sal Secka (Actor/Writer) is a first generation Gambian-American multi-hyphenate, multi-award winning artist working all over the country. A New York native, she moved to the DMV in 2005 and has lived here since. Awa has forged a place for herself in the theatrical world, and is intent upon re-imagining what kind of art people of color can be a part of, and adding to the canon of stories that people of color were always meant to tell.
Some of her credits include:
NY: GODDESS 2021/2023 Workshop (Zawadi), GRACE Workshop (Jackie). Regional: PAPER MILL: AFTER MIDNIGHT (Sassy). BERKELEY REP: GODDESS (Zawadi). DC: SIGNATURE: RAGTIME (Sarah), Gun and Powder (Flo), Jesus Christ Superstar (Simon), Broadway in the Park, Signature Vinyl. FORD’S: Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), The Wiz (Glinda/Dorothy u/s), Christmas Carol (Fred’s Wife). ROUND HOUSE: School Girls (Ama), Caroline, or Change (Dottie). THEATRE J: Intimate Apparel (Mayme), Gloria: A Life (Flo Kennedy). KENNEDY CENTER: Me…Jane (Maisie), Chasing the Wind (Abby). IMAGINATION: Cinderella (Cinderella), Charlie Brown (Lucy). ARTSCENTRIC: L5Y (Cathy), AIDA (Aida), MEMPHIS (Felicia). CENTER STAGE: Glorious World (Lady 3). ATMTC: James and the Giant Peach (Sponge). STUDIO: SILENCE! (Ardelia). OTC: Co-writer of The Joy That Carries You (2023 Winner of the Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical), Dessa Rose Concert (Dessa), Children of Eden Concert (Eve), Avenue Q (Ensemble). EDUCATION: Montgomery College (AA in Performance). INSTA: @_kujichagulia_. REPS: Nicolosi & Co.
