Muoi Nene (Ade, Impotent Man, 1st Stranger, Male Leper/Orunmila)

was in born in Nairobi, Kenya to a family of artists. His mother – an actor and playwright – wrote award winning plays while his father introduced Nene to music through his proficiency with the guitar. The tradition of storytelling has always called to him, initially in the form of spoken word and lately in a range of other media, including film, theatre and dance. He has served as choreographer and actor/dancer/storyteller as part of AfriCan Theatre Ensemble’s Market of Tales and acted in Fate of a Cockroach written by Egyptian playwright Tawfik al-Hakim, one of the most important authors in the Arabic world. He was a member of the Toronto-based African dance troupe Nouvel Exposé. In September 2005, he co-wrote An Unexpected Guest, which won first place in the Write Movies A/Exposure script writing contest in Hollywood.