Barbara Eda-Young

Select Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include: Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire, Honey in Operation Sidewinder by Sam Shepard, Mrs. Domik in Slaves by Tony Kushner for which she won an OBIE, Trueblinka by Adam Rapp, Drinks Before Dinner by E.L. Doctorow directed by Mike Nichols, A Shout Across the River by Stephan Poliakoff, Mensch Meier by Franz Kroetz. She originated the role of Velma Sparrow in Birdbath by Leonard Melfi and was co-author of The Hawk. Regional: Maggie in After the Fall, Rose in American Clock, Natasha in Three Sisters at Williamstown Theatre. Bananas in The House of Blue Leaves at Cleveland Playhouse & The East European Tour. A Fair Country at Steppenwolf and many more. Films include Serpico and The Murder of Mary Phagan. Most recently she appeared at La MaMa E.T.C. in her play, Lillian Yuralia which was subsequently published by Samuel French.

Full Credits:

Broadway: Thelma Cates (standby) in ‘Night Mother, Jenny/Linda u/s Loman in Death of a Salesman, Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire, Honey in Operation Sidewinder, Eva/Olympe in Camino Real, Babs in The Time of Your Life, Carole in Kool-Aid.

Off Broadway: Nurse in A Picture of Autumn (Mint Theatre Co), Mrs. Domik in Slavs (New York Theatre Workshop – Obie Award), Mother/Harriet in Carson McCullers (Playwrights Horizons), Rilthe in Trueblinka (Maverick Theatre), Claudette in Drinks Before Dinner (Public Theatre), Velma Sparrow in Birdbath (La Mama/Theatre Genesis/Clurman), Frau Meier in Mensch Meier (Manhattan Theatre Club), Colette in Come Dog Come Night (La Mama), Mother in A Shout Across the River (Phoenix Theatre), Harlow in The Hawk (Actors Playhouse & Theatre Genesis)

Film: The Reunion, Lies of the Twins, Talk to Me, Serpico

Television: L.A. Law, Law & Order, The Murder of Mary Phagan

Regional: Jenny in Death of a Salesman (Ahmanson Theatre L.A.), Patrice in A Fair County (Steppenwolf Theatre), Mrs. Domik/Prelapsarianov in Slavs (Mark Taper Forum), Lou in Road to Nirvana (Alley Theatre), Frankie in Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune (Actor’s Theatre of Louisville), Lou in Bone the Fish (Actor’s Theatre of Louisville), Mrs. Domik in Slavs (Actor’s Theatre of Louisville), Taw in New Music (Cleveland Playhouse), Bananas in House of Blue Leaves (Cleveland Playhouse), Doll Tearsheet in Henry lV parts l & ll (Williamstown Theatre), Rose in The American Clock (Williamstown Theatre), Maggie in After the Fall (Williamstown Theatre), Carol in Orpheus Descending (Williamstown Theatre), Natasha in Three Sisters (Williamstown Theatre), Liz in The Philadelphia Story (Long Wharf Theatre), Sylvia in Two Brothers (The Long Wharf Theatre), Lennie in Crimes of the Heart (Baltimore Center Stage), Kate in Goodbye Freddy (Portland Stage Company), Jesse in ‘Night Mother (Portland Stage Company)