adedana

ashebir

picture of Adedana Ashebir, wearing an olive green jacket, white shirt, and black jeans standing in front of a stone wall. Her right arm/hand is on her right hip akimbo and her left arm is relaxed at her side. She is smiling at the camera.

Storyteller, Producer, “Grief Baby” Mom

“Adedana herself is amazing.”

- DC Theater Arts

ABOUT ADEDANA

Adedana Ashebir is a writer, producer, and performer from the great state/cult of Maryland.

She has performed at stand up and storytelling events in London (virtually), Nairobi, New Haven, New York, New Orleans, and Washington, D.C. 

Adedana co-hosted the comedy/current events podcast Afracanah from 2016 and 2020. Afracanah received local and global acclaim, cited often on many “best-podcasts-in Africa/Kenya” lists. Afracanah had a listener reach of 50+ countries across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Adedana participated alongside her co-host in three live shows (two in Nairobi and one in Lagos) and presented a TED Talk in Nairobi on diaspora storytelling. 

Adedana would love to be the Ethiopian-American hybrid of all her storytelling heroes. In the meantime she’s working on turning her acclaimed one woman show Grief Baby’s First Road Trip into a book.

picture of Adedana Ashebir, wearing an olive green jacket, white shirt, and black jeans standing in front of a stone wall. Her left hand is holding her right ring finger as she looks at the camera, mouth slightly open as she is mid-sentence.
picture of Adedana Ashebir, wearing an olive green jacket, white shirt, and black jeans standing in front of a stone wall. Her hands are lightly grasping each other.She is smiling and looking directly at the camera. 
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