Naima Hebrail Kidjo

Naïma Hebrail Kidjo, a recent transplant to LA, is a Franco-Beninese actress and playwright who grew up in Brooklyn. Favorite credits include: Rachels (Pussy Grabber Plays, Los Angeles) The Crucible (Steppen- wolf, Chicago); First Deep Breath (Victo- ryGardens, Ignition, Chicago), Romeo and Juliet (Teatro Vista, Chicago), A Wrinkle in Time (Lifeline Theatre, Chicago); Ruther- ford’s Travels (Pegasus Theatre, Chicago); Dracula (Williamstown Theatre Festival). TV: Chicago Med, Chicago PD. She is a graduate of the School at Steppenwolf and received a BA from Yale University where her play, Pixel Souls, won the Berkeley College Arts Prize.