LaKesha Glover

I am an actress, a producer, an educator, and an entrepreneur. I am a woman who walks by faith. And I believe, with everything in me, that God is about to elevate my career in ways that will require me to be ready. So I am getting ready. My name is Lakesha Glover, and I have spent the last decade building a life and a career rooted in storytelling. I hold a B.A. and an M.B.A., and I bring both the artistry and the business mind to every room I walk into. I am not just a creative. I am a...

There is a particular kind of joy that comes from looking out past the stage lights and seeing the people who raised you sitting in the audience. The people who believed in you before you had a single credit to your name. The people who prayed over you, packed your bags when you moved South, and trusted that this life you chose would bear fruit. My mother and my auntie came to see me in Small Craft Warnings. It was the first time they had seen me perform on stage since college. Let that sit...

Ten years ago, I moved to New Orleans and stepped into the role of Leona in Tennessee Williams' Small Craft Warnings. She was the first character who truly felt like mine in this city. Fierce. Unapologetic. Overflowing with feeling. A woman who refuses to disappear. This March, I came back to her. From March 7 through March 29, 2026, I had the honor of reprising Leona at Lower Depths Theater in New Orleans. The same role. A completely different woman carrying it. A decade of life, loss, love,...