Yaegel T.
Welch
Biography
Everyman Theatre (Resident Company Member): M. Butterfly, Dot, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, The Beaux’ Stratagem (Aimwell), The Brothers Size (Ogun). Off-Broadway: Lincoln Center: Fly (J Allen, with The Crossroads Theatre) The Royale (Jay/Fish); The Acting Company: Desire (Grand), Signature Theatre Company: The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek (Jonathan), Seattle Repertory Theatre: The Piano Lesson (Lymon), RedBull Theatre: The Revenger’s Tragedy (Revenger); The Acting Company: Of Mice and Men, As You List It. Regional: Seattle Rep: The Brothers Size (Ogun); The Piano Lesson (Lymon); Playmakers Rep: Fences (Cory) Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company/Alliance Theatre : Jitney (Youngblood); The Studio Theatre: In The Red and Brown Water (Shango); The Alabama Shakespeare Festival: Bear Country (multiple roles); The Arden Theatre: The Piano Lesson (Lymon, Barrymore Award nomination); My Children! My Africa! (Thami); Wilma Theatre: Fences (Cory); Arkansas Repertory Theatre: My Children! My Africa! (Thami); Bridgeport Free Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theseus); Chautauqua Institution: Cobb (Oscar Charleston); Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre: Professional Skepticism (Greg). TV/Film: NBC: The Blacklist; CBS: Braindead; CBS: Madame Secretary; Cinemax: The Knick. Education: BA Theatre Arts, Morehouse College; MFA Acting, Brandeis University; MFA, The Shakespeare Theatre’s Academy for Classical Acting.