Emelia Pinamang Asiedu is an actor and artistic director at Accra Theatre Workshop in Ghana, where she was born and raised. She strives to see African theatre and film exhibited more frequently at an international level. She is very passionate about arts education as a tool for developing empathy and exercising valuable skills for success in all other fields of work. Emelia holds a BA in Theatre from Pomona College (Claremont, CA) and an MFA in Acting from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA).