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Nambi's Prince Prize winning play, STOKELY, has been selected to be part of the inaugural season of new Artistic Director Ian Belknap at New York Stage and Film, directed by The Acting Company's Artistic Director, Kent Gash. July 25, 2025, 7 PM.
Nambi is in development with Tony Award winner, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Broadway producer Ken Davenport, and the songwriter team of Emily Phillips and Future Cut to pen the book for a new Broadway musical, TBA.
Nambi is in development with Cinema Gypsy, production company of Laurence Fishburne, to pen a new musical aimed for Broadway about the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, TBA.
Nambi's production company, First Woman LLC, just completed the first national tour of her new musical for kids, HERO: THE BOY FROM TROY, A NEW MUSICAL ABOUT YOUNG JOHN LEWIS. The musical is in pre-production for it's second national tour, and will be published soon, publisher, TBD
The inaugural project of First Woman LLC, the international award winning film and stage play, JABARI DREAMS OF FREEDOM, was recently published by TRW and received a production at The Black Rep in St. Louis.
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Nambi was selected to be part of the W.G.A. East's Showrunner's training program.
Nambi is on an if-come deal with Lionsgate for a project showrun by Tarell Alvin McCraney, executive produced by Award winning rapper, Nas. TBA.
Nambi is in development with UCP, Stacey Abrams' SageWorks Production Company, and show runner Anthony Sparks (former showrunner of Queen Sugar) on a project, TBA.
Most recently, Nambi served as a co-producer on the television series, BEL-AIR.
Nambi served as executive story editor for a new limited series for Apple TV+ starring Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram called LADY IN THE LAKE.
Nambi served as a staff writer on season one for a new television series with producer Lee Daniels and creator/showrunner Karin Gist titled OUR KIND OF PEOPLE on Fox.
Nambi served as a staff writer on season three of Showtime's THE CHI.
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Nambi was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for her work on STOKELY, which premiered at Court Theatre, June 2024.
Nambi was in a production of JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE at Chicago's Goodman Theatre that was nominated for multiple Joseph Jefferson Awards, including Production of the Year.
Nambi's play NATIVE SON , received a revival production at Chicago's Lifeline Theatre, directed by Ilesa Duncan that received multiple non-equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations.
Nambi is under commission with Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis and Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul, Minnesota as part of a cohort of playwrights across the country called Generation NOW. Nambi's play, THE VOICES IN THE WALLS, will be in workshop August 11-15, 2025, directed by Aaron Todd Douglas.
Nambi was awarded the Prince Prize which granted $75,000 to Nambi and Tony Award winning Court Theatre for Nambi's play, STOKELY. The world premiere production, directed by Tasia A. Jones, was at Court Theatre in Chicago, opening June 1, 2024.
Nambi's Prince Prize winning play, STOKELY, has been selected to be part of the inaugural season of new Artistic Director Ian Belknap at New York Stage and Film, directed by The Acting Company's Artistic Director, Kent Gash. July 25, 2025, 7 PM.
Nambi is in development with Tony Award winner, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Broadway producer Ken Davenport, and the songwriter team of Emily Phillips and Future Cut to pen the book for a new Broadway musical, TBA.
Nambi is in development with Cinema Gypsy, production company of Laurence Fishburne, to pen a new musical aimed for Broadway about the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, TBA.
Nambi's production company, First Woman LLC, just completed the first national tour of her new musical for kids, HERO: THE BOY FROM TROY, A NEW MUSICAL ABOUT YOUNG JOHN LEWIS. The musical is in pre-production for it's second national tour, and will be published soon, publisher, TBD
The inaugural project of First Woman LLC, the international award winning film and stage play, JABARI DREAMS OF FREEDOM, was recently published by TRW and received a production at The Black Rep in St. Louis.
TELEVISION/FILM:
Nambi was selected to be part of the W.G.A. East's Showrunner's training program.
Nambi is on an if-come deal with Lionsgate for a project showrun by Tarell Alvin McCraney, executive produced by Award winning rapper, Nas. TBA.
Nambi is in development with UCP, Stacey Abrams' SageWorks Production Company, and show runner Anthony Sparks (former showrunner of Queen Sugar) on a project, TBA.
Most recently, Nambi served as a co-producer on the television series, BEL-AIR.
Nambi served as executive story editor for a new limited series for Apple TV+ starring Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram called LADY IN THE LAKE.
Nambi served as a staff writer on season one for a new television series with producer Lee Daniels and creator/showrunner Karin Gist titled OUR KIND OF PEOPLE on Fox.
Nambi served as a staff writer on season three of Showtime's THE CHI.
PUBLICATIONS:
Click on the title to purchase the play!
SAM FRENCH/CONCORD:
THEATRE RIGHTS WORLDWIDE (TRW):
DRAMATICS PUBLISHING:
- TONI MORRISON'S JAZZ (TBD)
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Nambi was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for her work on STOKELY, which premiered at Court Theatre, June 2024.
Nambi was in a production of JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE at Chicago's Goodman Theatre that was nominated for multiple Joseph Jefferson Awards, including Production of the Year.
Nambi's play NATIVE SON , received a revival production at Chicago's Lifeline Theatre, directed by Ilesa Duncan that received multiple non-equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations.
Nambi is under commission with Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis and Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul, Minnesota as part of a cohort of playwrights across the country called Generation NOW. Nambi's play, THE VOICES IN THE WALLS, will be in workshop August 11-15, 2025, directed by Aaron Todd Douglas.
Nambi was awarded the Prince Prize which granted $75,000 to Nambi and Tony Award winning Court Theatre for Nambi's play, STOKELY. The world premiere production, directed by Tasia A. Jones, was at Court Theatre in Chicago, opening June 1, 2024.
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* Nambi was in a revival production of August Wilson's JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE, playing the role of Mattie Campbell, under the direction of Chuck Smith at Chicago's Goodman Theatre last season. It was a career highlight for her.
* Nambi voiced one of Senator Raphael Warnock's campaign ads for his Georgia's senate race.
* Nambi starred as Detective No Name Dame on a radio play called CHECK YO INVITE TOO written and co-starring Daniel Carlton streamed live via Harlem Stage's YouTube Channel.
* Nambi played the role of NYA in PIPELINE by Dominique Morisseau directed by Reg Douglas at City Theatre in Pittsburgh.
* Nambi premiered Off-Broadway playing opposite Broadway great Jeff McCarthy in Jeffrey Sweet's KUNSTLER.
* Nambi voiced one of Senator Raphael Warnock's campaign ads for his Georgia's senate race.
* Nambi starred as Detective No Name Dame on a radio play called CHECK YO INVITE TOO written and co-starring Daniel Carlton streamed live via Harlem Stage's YouTube Channel.
* Nambi played the role of NYA in PIPELINE by Dominique Morisseau directed by Reg Douglas at City Theatre in Pittsburgh.
* Nambi premiered Off-Broadway playing opposite Broadway great Jeff McCarthy in Jeffrey Sweet's KUNSTLER.