Jenna Bainbridge (she/her) is an actor, singer, and disability rights advocate based in New York. At 16 months, Jenna broke her spine and became partially paralyzed from the waist down. She now navigates the world as an ambulatory wheelchair user. Jenna grew up in Denver, Colorado, and at the age of 13 began working with Phamaly Theatre Company, one of the world’s first disabled acting companies. Jenna graduated with honors from the Lamont School of Music where she earned a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance, all the while performing with companies around the state. Select credits include: SUFFS (The Public Theatre), Richard III in Bring Down The House Pt 1 and 2, Penny in Hairspray (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Cinderella in Into the Woods (Phamaly), and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (Merrimack Repertory Theatre). You can also see her on NBC’s new series, Found.
In addition to performing, Jenna is also the Co-founder of ConsultAbility, a consulting firm whose mission is to work with theatrical institutions and educational programs to create more accessible spaces and inclusive programming for disabled artists, bridging the gap between what is desired and what is required when working with disabled artists in the theatrical world