Tolu
Ekisola
Pam, The Violet Sister by Gina Femia
Caithness in Open Window Theatre’s Production of MacBeth, Directed by Joe Hendren. Tickets Below!
Next up Tolu will be filling big cowboy boots as Truvy in Steele Magnolia’s at Yellow Tree Theatre. Originally portrayed by Dolly Parton!
Tolu Ekisola is a recent graduate of UC Irvine’s MFA program, currently based in Minneapolis, MN.
Playful, generous, and grounded, Tolu has appeared on many stages across the Twin Cities including Lyric Arts, Theatre in the Round Players, The Ordway, Pantages, Yellow Tree Theatre, Mixed Blood, The Capri, and Open Window Theatre.
Known her for grounded characters and charismatic presence, Tolu has thrived in the works of Shakespeare (Hamlet, Alls Well That Ends Well, Macbeth, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Julius Caesar), the American contemporary, comedic and dramatic canon (Steele Magnolias, These Shining Lives, The Effect, The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington) and Musical Theatre with starring roles in shows like Sister Act, Avenue Q, Hairspray and LIZZIE The Musical.
Currently a Professor of Theatre at Normandale Community College where she teaches acting, voice and movement, musical theatre, and cinema, Tolu has found a a supplimental love in teaching and DEI efforts.
Photos by Stephanie Gerard
