Bradley AtubaAdjunct Instructor, Theater Studies

Bradley Atuba, a native of Dallas, TX, is an actor, director, educator, and Certified SoulWork Artist in Training. SoulWork is a comprehensive theatre-making methodology and pedagogy rooted in African American performance traditions, developed by Dr. Cristal Chanelle Truscott. As a community-based creative studio practice, SoulWork trains artists to cultivate their creative power and transform self-consciousness into social consciousness through community conversation and embodied exploration. Through affirming Black artistic practices, SoulWork models inclusive pedagogy and creates space for artists of all backgrounds to investigate the cultural influences within their artistic practices.

As an artist and educator, Atuba utilizes SoulWork to facilitate community conversations, curate artistic spaces within collegiate environments and underrepresented communities, and support the development of emerging theatre practitioners and future theatre professionals. His practice centers embodied exploration, collective inquiry, and the creation of spaces where artists can engage meaningfully with their cultural identities and creative voices.

Atuba holds a B.F.A. in Performance from the University of Texas at Arlington and an M.F.A. in Acting from Southern Methodist University. His directing credits include the devised work Find Your Way Back at the University of Houston and The Wizard of Oz and The Lion King Jr. with Broadway Dallas Summer Musicals. As a freelance actor, his credits include Trouble in Mind and Cake Ladies at Dallas Theater Center, A Case for the Existence of God at Stages Houston, Witch at Stage West, and Romeo + Juliet and The Tempest with Great River Shakespeare Festival.