My name is
Herbert Abrams. I’m an actor/playwright/spoken word artist from a Guyanese background. I’ve held an interest in acting & performance art, since age seven. It all began in a theatre class, instructed by Kimberly Jones, right here within the walls of
Friendship Academy of the Arts back in 2003-2004. I was a very talkative child, like many third graders are, but after viewing the film “A Raisin in the Sun’ starring Sidney Poitier I became very attentive in theatre class. Most of the films I viewed, up until that point, had been animated or starred mostly Caucasian actors in leading roles. It really resonated with me viewing a film that not only had an actor who looked more like me in it, but also that they were in a leading role. From that moment on I began thinking, “If they can do it, why can’t I?” From age 15 to 18, I was a part of the social justice theatre program within Washburn High School in Minneapolis. During this time
I was introduced to improvisational acting
techniques. I, also, had the chance of meeting inspirational people within the acting and directing community here in Minneapolis, such as Anton C. Jones, James Austin Williams, and Tony Award
