a little bit of everything.
ongoing
I’m a resident actor at Mercury Store.
2026
february 18: I wrote an essay about Nigerian party souvenirs for Wrong House.
february 10: I wrote a 3-in-1 for 3Views, covering three shows that were presented as part of Exponential Festival. I also interviewed playwright Barry Boehm for New York Theatre Review.
january 15: I wrote an essay for Grassroots Thinking about MacKenzie Scott’s buku donations to HBCUs.
2025
december 14: I wrote an essay for Common Edge tackling bathroom accessibility on Broadway—the most famous theatre district in the country, if not the world.
october 1: I penned a guest essay for The Grade about Abbott Elementary. But it’s really about how understanding the conventions of form is a crucial aspect of (media) literacy. And it’s really really about not getting your politics from a TV show.
september 1: I wrote a guest essay for Articles of Interest—it’s, more or less, about the historical and cultural mundanity of men wearing skirts.
june 28: I wrote a review of Cold War Choir Practice for 3Views.
june 18-20: I was in a developmental workshop with the New Dramatists: very fun, very Nigerian.
june 17: My New City Critics fellowship with the Architectural League of New York and the Urban Design Forum culminated in “New City Critics: Monuments, Peripheries & Ecologies” at a83. My and my peers’ capstone essays were published in a limited-edition physical publication; or you can read my essay online here.
february 7 – march 9: I appeared in the Huntington Theatre Company’s production of The Grove by Mfoniso Udofia.
things I’m currently thinking about
Will there be WNBA in 2026?Edit: It’s looking bleak…- The Latto/Christina Aguilera Menulog commercial
- This essay in Grassroots Thinking
- The influencer-fication of the US Open, and $100 chicken nuggets
- (***** I’m from) Texas
- One of my favorite restaurants disappearing off Too Good To Go
- It’s back—never take anything for granted
Ekemini Ekpo 