Naomi Okada

Acting · Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan

Naomi Okada is a Japanese multi-hyphenate artist and actress. She received a BA in Theatre and Education studies from Wesleyan and completed a theatre internship in Greece with One Year Lease Theater Company and studying at the Moscow Art Theater School in Russia. She was then accepted into Julliard where built an extensive resume, participating in theatre productions such as Water by the Spoonful and screen projects like the queer web series Q-Train. Her favorite project to date was revealed to be Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, where she played the lead role of Isabella, a novice nun who must choose between faith and family after her brother is sentenced to death as a result of fornication.