Anthony Adu
Anthony Adu
MFA in Acting, UC San Diego · BA in Theatre, University of Denver
He/Him
AEA
Anthony Adu is a Ghanaian born, Los Angeles based actor and teaching artist with a passion for developing new work. He has worked on new play developments with The O’Neill Theatre Conference, South Coast Rep, IAMA Theatre, Boston Court Pasadena, and most notably, Penumbra Theatre Company, where he originated the role of The Found in the world premiere of Donja R. Love’s When We Are Found. Other notable credits include: backstroke boys (Faultline Theatre); Twelfth Night (Humble Shakespeare Company); The Skin of Our Teeth, A Christmas Carol (A Noise Within); Voices from a Pandemic (Notch Theatre); Pick Me Last (La Jolla Playhouse); Love’s Labour’s Lost, Cyrano de Bergerac (Colorado Shakespeare Festival); and DragON, The Christians (Denver Center). He is also an ensemble member with Notch Theatre Company.
As a teaching artist, Anthony possesses over 8 years of teaching and coaching experience, starting off as an assistant at the Denver Center for Performing Arts and ultimately becoming a lead instructor and supervisor for Intro to Acting and Public Speaking at UC San Diego. He has a particular passion for molding future generations of theatre artists by approaching acting with a joy-filled authenticity. He is currently a scene study teacher for youth classes at A Noise Within in Pasadena, as well as a co-facilitator and advisor for their Teen Leadership Council.
