Artist Profiles

Ayanna Bria Bakari

Steppenwolf Theatre Company: Last Night and the Night Before. Chicago: Relentless, Too Heavy for Your Pocket (TimeLine Theatre); RelentlessHow to Catch Creation (Goodman Theatre); As You Like It (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); The Niceties - Black Theater Alliance Award, Stickfly  (Writers Theatre). Regional: The Salvagers (Asst. Dir. at Yale Repertory Theatre);  Clyde's (TheaterWorks Hartford); Sunflowered (Northern Sky Theater); The Rainmaker (Peninsula Players Theatre); The Orginalist (Indiana Repertory Theatre). Television: Wu-Tang: An American Saga (HULU); The CHI (Showtime); Chicago PDChicago FireEmpire (FOX), 61st Street (AMC). Film: Holiday Heist (BET). Education: BFA, The Theatre School at DePaul University. Ayanna Bria is a governing ensemble member of The Story Theatre and is represented by Stewart Talent. #BLACKLIVESMATTER.

Member Profiles

Ayanna Bria Bakari

Ayanna Bria Bakari

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