21st Century Belle
Adiagha Faizah ’01
Biography
As a Barrymore-award winning actress and playwright, Adiagha Faizah ’01 is the Visionary Founder of TheBlackHERthePen, a multidisciplinary writers collective for women of color. Adiagha was 1 out of 50 playwrights across the globe selected to feature her work, “He Ain’t Here,” read by Vanessa Bell Calloway via The Billie Holiday Theatre’s Annual “50in50: Letters to our Sons” in Brooklyn NY with an additional showing at WACO (Where Art can Occur) Theater in North Hollywood California, founded by Richard Lawson and Tina Knowles Lawson.
She was accepted into HBMG Foundation’s National Playwrights Retreat in St. Joseph, Missouri to further her project-in-progress, a series of short plays that examines the psychological significance of race. In February 2021, Black Theatre Coalition, in collaboration with Playbill, presented a digital concert, “Upon These Shoulders,” which featured Adiagha in their segment, “The Future of Black Theatre Leaders and Professionals,” in honor of her work in the arts as a Black creative. She was also a featured playwright within the Classical Theatre of Harlem’s Playwright’s Playground Series, Strand Theater and Manhattan Repertory Theatre.
Adiagha was awarded the City Artist Corps Grant through the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) in partnership with the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA)!
She most recently appeared on Law and Order: SVU (NBC) and FBI: Most Wanted (CBS).
At Bennett, Adiagha received her B.S. in Psychology and went on to Howard University on a full ride earning her M.S. in Developmental Psychology. Adiagha Faizah is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.