Who in the world is Sunjiata?
Being me is… something to say the least. I truthfully couldn’t describe myself, cause I’m finding myself to be a multitude of things. In this present moment though, I could say that I’m different. When I look at a TV screen, It’s not often I get to see someone that I really feel like is me. I've grown up never being into the same things as my peers around me. I loved different music that you'd find in games, watching lots of anime and cartoons, and just being in my own world a lot. My feeling of difference from the rest of the world is something I have always used as a motivator in my life to make sure I achieve the life it is I want to live.
When I think of what it is I want to do with my life, I always tend to be unsure. Whenever I see something I enjoy, I find that I am daydreaming about myself in that position. In my life there was always so much I wanted to do from such a wide variety of things I had taught myself. Some of these things include drawing, piano/music making, cooking, and the one we all know as theater. Originally these just started out as hobbies, things I just did because I found them fun, but as time moved on I ended up getting better at each of these. And along with age, I only started to think more and more about these skills and which one would best help my future.
As my life has progressed I have attainted many skills for my personal life and my work life. Some of these include acting, drawing, piano, cooking, and so much more. I have experienced my own taste of major success and failures inside and outside of school, all of which I believe have been pivotal to helping me mature as a person. In order to kick start my road to the greatest success for myself, I believe that acting is my best bet to get me started in life, and to also help my other skills get out there and be seen by the world!
Extra Facts:
Height: 5"9
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Location: Dallas, TX
Sunjiata Nasir-Amari Busby
7018 Allview Ln, Dallas, Texas 75227
GOALS
I want to become a well known actor who inspires those that look like me and have had a similar upbringing as myself.
PERFORMING EXPERIENCE
Flying Horse Cliffton BTWHSPVA
Utopia Mime Show Mime BTWHSPVA
Tales From the Woodz Boo Boo the Fool BTWHSPVA
Ted Shine Playfestivan John Soul Rep Theatre
Slick, Slimy, Grimy,& Dead Craig BTWHSPVA
EDUCATION
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy (Class of 2024)
TRAINING
‘22-23’ Booker T. WHSPVA Classes: Mime Troupe, Set Construction II, Beginning Lights/Sound
‘21-22’ Booker T. WHSPVA Classes: Intro to Tech, Plays and Playwrights, Voice and Diction, Costume and Design
‘18-’20’ W.E. Greiner EA classes: Intermediate and Advanced Acting courses
ORGANIZATION/AWARDS
‘19 W.E. Greiner: Rising Star for Promising Newcomer Award
‘18 St. Philip's School and Community Center: Denzel Washington Award for Promising Future Career
INTERESTS
piano, art, cooking, guitar, hiking, biking, film, photography
COMMUNITY SERVICE
‘17 Meals on wheels’, about 6 hours delivering food to those in the community
‘16-’19 St. Philip's School and Community Center: Grandpa
rent’s Day, roughly 4 hours serving the elders and giving tours of the school
‘16-’18 St. Philip’s School and Community Center: Thanksgiving Drive Thru, approximately 2-3 hours handing out food to those who came to get it as they drove by
‘23 BTWHSPVA, New Student Audition, assisting the teachers and staff with the audition process for new students
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST