Akeelah and the Bee

Nikki was a part of Arena Stage’s production of Akeelah and The Bee, understudying the lead role of Akeelah. Adapted for the Stage by Cheryl L. West, based on the Original Screenplay by Doug Atchison, and directed by Charles Randolph-Wright, Akeelah and the Bee tells the story of an independent 11-year-old girl whose razor-sharp mind just might take her all the way from the Chicago projects to the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. In her first experience understudying, she had a blast learning the track with amazing people.