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!