Imani Vaughn-Jones
- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Imani Vaughn-Jones is both an actress and writer for the stage and screen. Based in Atlanta, she studied with the Guthrie Theatre as part of their BFA Actor Training Program with the University of Minnesota, before departing from the program to pursue her acting career full-time. Previous TV credits include Marvel's The Gifted, Lee Daniel's Star, and The CW's Black Lightning. Stage credits include A Raisin in the Sun and Hamlet (Park Square Theatre), Luna Gale (Underdog Theatre), and A Wrinkle In Time (The Rose Theater).
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in creative writing and English with a concentration in screenwriting from Southern New Hampshire University. Her 10-minute digital play 'A Single F*cking Retweet' was produced by Purdue University as part of their Theatre, Virtually festival. Her play 'Well-Intentioned White People' has had several public readings at various theatre companies nationwide, was featured as part of the Graham Martin Unexpected Play Festival and selected as part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival.
Her work focuses on the themes of race, power, trust, and relationships. She seeks to both write and perform in works that bring honest yet rarely depicted truths to the stage and screen.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in creative writing and English with a concentration in screenwriting from Southern New Hampshire University. Her 10-minute digital play 'A Single F*cking Retweet' was produced by Purdue University as part of their Theatre, Virtually festival. Her play 'Well-Intentioned White People' has had several public readings at various theatre companies nationwide, was featured as part of the Graham Martin Unexpected Play Festival and selected as part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival.
Her work focuses on the themes of race, power, trust, and relationships. She seeks to both write and perform in works that bring honest yet rarely depicted truths to the stage and screen.
