Tenisi Davis is an award-winning actor, director, educator, producer, and one of Connecticut’s leading multidisciplinary arts leaders. A proud Bridgeport native, his stage credits include Detroit ’67, Topdog/Underdog, Pass Over, We Are Proud to Present…, Thrown Stone’s production of The Suburbs, Oshun, and one-man show Frederick Douglass: An American Slave. He has performed with companies including National Black Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Capital Classics Theatre Company, and Collective Consciousness Theatre, championing work that sparks conversation and celebrates the power of live performance.

His television credits include FBI, The Blacklist, Manifest, and Blue Bloods to name a few. Tenisi currently serves as Executive Director Designate of the Klein Memorial Auditorium in Bridgeport, the historic theater where he first stepped onto the stage at age 11. He is honored to join the CT Short Play Fest in celebrating bold new plays, fearless storytelling, and the artists who bring them to life.