Camea "The Promise" Osborn

Camea “The Promise” Osborn is a young spoken word performance poet, actress, community organizer, educator,  and lifelong scholar. She hails from Indianapolis, Indiana but has been performing across the U.S. for several years. She released her first cd titled Promise Kept in August 2009. She is also the star and author of the one woman show titled Langley Street. Camea proclaims that her work is merely a reflection of God’s grace. She aspires to use her art to inspire, educate, medicate, and create positive change in her community and  the world.

Miss Osborn is a  proud Gates Millennium  Scholar and a member of the First Wave theater ensemble at the University of Wisconsin Madison.  

First Wave Hip Hop Theater Ensemble is a groundbreaking collective of spoken word poets, MC’s, dancers, singers, actors, and hip hop artists attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  The ensemble is the performance company of the First Wave Spoken Word and Urban Arts Learning Community, founded by the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI).  First Wave is an emerging leader on the national hip-hop theater scene, pushing the boundaries of poetry, dance, and theatre. http://omai.wisc.edu/

She will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Wisconsin Madison with an concentration in creative writing in May 2011. After which she will pursue her dream of bringing quality arts education to urban youth. She plans continue touring her spoken word and theater productions on both national and international stages in the following years. 

Osborn attributes her past, current, and future success to the grace of God and the support of the many community in which she is a member. She extends special gratitude to the all of her family, friends, mentors and loved ones! The wisdom of her community is manifested in her art and creative expressions.