Ademola Bello
Ademola Bello was born in the city of Ibadan in Southwestern Nigeria. He is a journalist, teacher, and a playwright. As an Embedded Reporter for Playbill Eugene O’Neill National Theater Conference in June 2014, he wrote about twenty articles for Playbill on musicals and plays: interviewed directors, actors, playwrights, critics, and other theater makers. As a journalist, he has written for some Nigerian leading newspapers such as Punch, This Day, and Tribune, among others.
Ademola Bello was born in the city of Ibadan in Southwestern Nigeria. He is a journalist, teacher, and a playwright. As an Embedded Reporter for Playbill Eugene O’Neill National Theater Conference in June 2014, he wrote about twenty articles for Playbill on musicals and plays: interviewed directors, actors, playwrights, critics, and other theater makers. As a journalist, he has written for some Nigerian leading newspapers such as Punch, This Day, and Tribune, among others. Education: MFA in Dramatic Writing (New York University, awarded Tisch School of the Arts Fellowship); MS in Journalism (Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, awarded Playbill/ Columbia Journalism School Eugene O’Neill Conference Reporting Fellowship in 2014); Bachelor’s degree in African History (University of Ibadan in Nigeria). Awards: recipient of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps Merit Award for Distinguished Community Service.
As of January 2025.