Tolu
Ekisola

Actress & Singer

Pam, The Violet Sister by Gina Femia

Currently seen as Motormouth Maybelle in the Burnsville Community Theatre’s Production of Hairspray, Directed by Braylon Lane.

Next up! Macbeth at Open Window Theatre in Inver Grove Heights, MN.

Photo by Sue Kroehler

Tolu Ekisola amongst many things is a playful, generous, and grounded actor currently based in Minneapolis, MN who has collaborated around the country and internationally. She has appeared on camera and on stage in the works of Shakespeare, American contemporary, comedic, and dramatic works and the American Musical Theatre canon. Tolu enters all spaces with equal capability, tenacity, professionalism, and joy. 

She is currently a Professor of Theatre at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, MN, owner of Royal Coils Beauty Brand, and Executive Producer of CAARE Production Company.

Photo by Stephanie Gerard

Ordway Musical Theatre Fellowship 2023