Mahalet Tegenu (she/her) is an Ethiopian-American writer and actor based in Brooklyn, NY. She graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Dramatic Writing. Named an “up and comer” by Broadway World, Mahalet’s writing has been produced by Project Y Theatre Company and performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB), the Brooklyn Comedy Collective (BCC), Caveat NYC, The PIT, and the Black and Funny Improv Festival. Mahalet has acted in plays at LaMama Theatre, the Ford Studio Theater, and Asylum NYC. Mahalet recently worked as a writer’s production assistant on Full Circle: a Max limited series. Mahalet is the founder and lead producer of Pencils of Color, an all Black sketch comedy group!
