Abigail C. Onwunali MFA ’23

Abigail C. Onwunali

MFA '23

Abigail C. Onwunali is a voice over artist at Yale Schwarzman Center and can be heard, most notably, on YSC’s phone message system.

Abigail is a Nigerian-American actor and writer, currently studying at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale for her MFA in Acting. Her slam poems have been viewed worldwide, and she has been a sacrificial poet for huge events such as the Texas Grand Slam and Slam Mania hosted by Write About Now. Abigail’s play, Jewel, was one of the 2021 Red Bull Theater’s Short New Play Festival winners. Her acting credits include Charly Evon Simpson’s it’s not a Trip it’s a Journey at the Chautauqua Theater Conservatory, The Salt Women and Swimmers at the School of Drama, Is God Is at the Yale Cabaret, and Girls (understudy) at the Yale Repertory Theatre. She was an acting fellow in Lena Waithe’s inaugural Hillman Grad Mentorship Program, Class of 2021, and she was the Season 54 Yale Cabaret Associate Artistic Director.

Abigail C. Onwunali MFA '23
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Voice Over Artist

Yale Schwarzman Center
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New Haven, CT 06520
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