Ekemini (she/her) is a New York-based, Nigerian-American cultural critic and performer. Ekemini has bylines with Howlround Theatre Commons, The Public Theater, TheBody, and Mental Hellth. She can also be found gisting about plays on Critics' Table, a Broadway Podcast Network podcast. She is a member of the BIPOC Critics Lab and of the IGNITE Mentorship cohort for emerging women and non-binary artists of color. As a performer, Ekemini has worked with the 24 Hour Plays, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop, Apollinaire Theatre Company, and The Playground Experiment, among others. Ekemini is a graduate of Harvard College and Atlantic Acting School. IG: @e.u.ekpo, Website: ekeminiekpo.com