Artist Bio

Adia Alli

(Bio as of January 2020)

Adia Alli (Gifty) returns to the Goodman where previous credits include The Wolves (Assistant Director). Chicago:The Niceties (Writers Theatre); United Flight 232 (The House Theatre of Chicago); Cardboard Piano (TimeLine Theatre); The Escape (Art Institute of Chicago); No Child… (Definition Theatre Company); Curves and Edges (Interrobang Theatre Project); The Doppelganger (Steppenwolf Theatre); Insurrection: Holding History (Stage Left Theatre); Sweet (Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre); First (For Youth Inquiry). TV/Film: “Danielle” in Seeds!. A Nigerian-born, Michigan-raised artist, Adia holds a BA in theatre, a specialization in African American and African studies and a minor in Economics from Michigan State University. Represented by Gray Talent Group.