Telling Stories, Singing Songs, Makin' em Laugh!
Actor, Singer, Artist
Telling Stories, Singing Songs, Makin' em Laugh!
Who is Adama Joy Sall?
ROOTS
Hailing from Phenix City, Alabama, Adama Joy- like the phoenix- continues to rise! My first memories exist within my hometown church. My mom found that this was where she could express her own creativity and foster mine. Seems like before I could talk I was already singing in our children's choir. This is where music became a spiritual offering for me. This is where I learned that my voice was my way of expressing myself, my personal storytelling device. I also began performing in Holiday Programs, reciting speeches and acting in stories my mother wrote and directed. She saw that I enjoyed performing and encouraged me to keep going after what I loved. The seeds of artistic expression that my mother watered, led me to get involved in whatever theater opportunities I could find. I am so grateful to have found a Community Theater that fostered my love for acting and introduced me to Musical Theater as well as Improv. After years of performing in both community and high school theater, I decided to continue learning about the craft at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts!
WHAT I DO
I am primarily an Actor and a Singer but with the family I was born into, your creativity can't stop there. In addition to performing in musicals, plays and everything in-between, I've had the pleasure to create in many other ways.
During my time at NYU, I specifically found and fostered my passions for Playwriting, Scenic Design and Music making. One aspect of my artistry that has continued to become a part of my other disciplines is: Improvisation. Whether it be performing with my Improv team or playing around with vocal improvisation, Comedy will always be a part of me.
WHY?
Telling Stories, and Touching People with my gifts has been and will always be a part of my life. If I can inspire one person through my work as an artist, it's just one more reason to keep going, keep creating, keep living. My middle name is literally "Joy" I at least want to bring that to each audience I reach.
I know my Angels (Mommy, Dad and Danda) are watching me from above, smiling at their little Adama Joy!