AMINA ROBINSON
Artistic Director
Amina Robinson (she/her) is a professional actor, director, and currently a Professor of Acting and Musical Theater at Temple University.
Amina has performed on Broadway (Mamma Mia,Godspell), as well as toured the country in Broadway National Tours (Mamma Mia, Little Shop of Horrors). She has performed in various regional productions including shows at the Williamstown Theater Festival, Philadelphia Theater Company, Baltimore CenterStage, and was nominated for an AUDELCO award for work as Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" at the Classical Theater of Harlem. She has guest starred in many television series as well, including "Law and Order," "Smash," " The Electric Company," and "Mercy," in addition to a recurring role on Showtime's hit show "Nurse Jackie" and most recently ABC's show "For Life," a performance for which her work was submitted for Emmy Nomination consideration. Her films include The Harvest, 5 to 9, and the short film Hallow Gate. The highlight of her work in film has been her role as Jermaine in the Oscar, Golden Globe, and multi-award winning film "Precious," which included a Screen Actors Guild "Best Ensemble Award" nomination and winning the Boston Society of Film Critics "Best Ensemble Award."
As a director, Amina is the first Black woman to win a Barrymore Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical for The Color Purple. Her credits include School Girls or the African Mean Girls Play and Seventy-Four Seconds to Judgment at The Arden Theatre, Sunset Baby at Azuka Theatre, Dauphin Island at Passage Theater, Fabulation at The Lantern Theater, and Once on This Island, Blood at the Root, Godspell, and Spelling Bee at Temple University.