Joaquina Kalukango was last seen on Broadway in Jeremy O. Harris’ SLAVE PLAY (Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Actress in a Play). On Broadway she has also appeared in THE COLOR PURPLE, HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME, & GODSPELL. Additional theater credits include HURT VILLAGE, EMOTIONAL CREATURE, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, OUR LADY OF KIBEHO, THE RED LETTER PLAYS: FUCKING A, & RENT. TRAINING: The Juilliard School.
Joaquina joins me on Zoom to chat about who she was growing up in Atlanta, the high school production of SARAFINA! that propelled her towards a career in the theater, “The Dark Year” at The Juilliard School, being cut at an open call for the musical RENT, and what drew her to audition for, and ultimately star as, Kaneisha in Jeremy O. Harris’ SLAVE PLAY.