Adepero Oduye on Growing Up Nigerian, Ditching Pre-Med & Her 'Surreal' Debut in The Trip to Bountiful
Age & Hometown: “Whatever the character calls for”; Brooklyn, NY Current Role: A tender Broadway debut as Thelma, a soft-spoken young bus passenger who befriends Mama Watts in The Trip to Bountiful. Little Nigeria: Raised on the border of Sunset Park and Borough Park, Adepero Oduye was surrounded by neighbors of different cultures, including Vietnamese, Puerto Rican and Hasidic Jewish families. …