Chinai Routté | Everyman Theatre

Chinai Routté is a Baltimore‑born performer and educator that has been a recent, but key, addition to the Everyman Resident Company. Her experience spans across stage and screen with a clear commitment to storytelling in the community. Learn more about Chinai’s experience below and what it means to be part of Everyman’s Resident Company.

BIOGRAPHY:

[EVERYMAN THEATRE]: (Resident Company Member): August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, POTUS: Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive; You Can’t Take It With You. [OFF BROADWAY]: Rattlestick Theater: Room Enough (For Us All); Fire This Time Festival: Dream Awake and Room Enough. [REGIONAL]: Cleveland Playhouse and Round House Theatre: The Trip to Bountiful; Alliance Theatre and Alabama Shakespeare Festival: The Nacirema Society Requests the Honor of Your Presence at a Celebration of Their First One Hundred Years; Alliance Theatre: In the Red and Brown Water; 14th Street Playhouse: For Colored Girls…; First Stage: Don’t Tell Me I Can’t Fly. [FILM]: The Day Before Christmas; I Never Said Goodbye; The Sound of Light; Air Junie; Process; St. Peter Street. [EDUCATION]: Stillman College. Love & Light GCR.

Resident Company Member Since
AUGUST 12, 2025

Pronouns: She/Her
Follow on social media at @chinawithani

Get to Know Me

What does being part of Everyman’s Resident Company mean to you?

Connection: consistent exchange of ideas and talent between one another.
Creativity: a regular flow of art immersion and expression.
Artistic Inspiration: I am a fan of these artists and am grateful for the opportunity to be in their brilliant presence to sharpen my own artistic journey.

How has your time as a Resident Company Member influenced your artistic journey or career?

I have been able to portray characters and tell stories I’ve always dreamt of since becoming a Resident Company Member.

What connections do you have with Baltimore?

Baltimore holds my roots and foundation. It is where I was born and where my family resides. It is where my first art experiences were fostered and where I find possibilities for art endless.

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